Mapping the invisible
Subtitle: the informal food economy of Cape Town, South Africa
By: Jane Battersby, Maya Marshak and Ncedo Mngqibisa
Series: Urban food security series -- no. 24
Publisher: African Food Security Urban Network (AFSUN); Balsillie School of International Affairs
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Cape Town, South Africa; Waterloo [Ontario]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781920597207
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Informal sector (Economics); Food industry and trade; Street-food vendors
Other titles: Project Muse UPCC books
Description: This report argues that it is essential to understand the dynamics of the informal food retail sector because of its vital role in ensuring greater access to food by the urban poor. Existing policy frameworks to address food security and to govern the informal sector tend to neglect informal retail in the food system. As a result, the sector is poorly understood. The report therefore attempts to identify the characteristics of the sector that impact on its ability to address the food needs of the neighbourhoods in which the businesses are located. Although the research is focused on Cape Town, the findings are of broader relevance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-38).

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Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Methodology; title: 3. Informal food and household food security; title: 4. The informal retail environment; title: 5. Business strategies of informal food vendors; title: 6. Business challenges in the informal food economy; title: 7. Policies towards informal food retail; title: 8. Policy recommendations.