The dynamic food procurement strategies of women living in Cape Town’s low-income areas

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dc.contributor.authorBowden, Robynen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEven-Zahav, Etaien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Candiceen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-22T13:50:46Z
dc.date.available2018-06-22T13:50:46Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.descriptionCITATION: Bowden, R., Even-Zahav, E. & Kelly, C. 2018. Innovative Food Procurement Strategies of Women Living in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Urban Forum 29:315–332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-018-9338-3.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://www.springer.com/journal/12132en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe combination of persistent levels of inequality and poverty, alongside the advent of rapid urbanisation, mean urban food insecurity is set to be one of the biggest development challenges of this century. As women play a crucial role in the food security status of urban poor households, understanding and supporting the life-sustaining food procurement practices used by women ought to be a key strategy in addressing urban food insecurity. Particularly, the paper draws on primary qualitative research I conducted with women from Khayelitsha, Cape Town’s largest informal settlement. This case study explored the beliefs, practices and preferences that govern women’s food procurement choices. The study found that women adopt a range of innovative food procurement strategies, which significantly improve household food security prospects. These include buying in bulk, skillfully navigating the informal and the formal food economies, utilising their social networks and trading off food with other important non–food expenses. Understanding these practices can provide greater insight into how best to enhance urban food security. The implications are that women need to be better supported rather than, as most mainstream programmes suggest, encouraged to take on more work outside the household, whilst still faced with the lion’s share of housework.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrican Climate Change Adaptation Initiative --ACCAIen_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12132-018-9338-3
dc.description.versionpre-print
dc.format.extent18 pages : illustrations
dc.identifier.citationBowden, R., Even-Zahav, E. & Kelly, C. 2018. Innovative Food Procurement Strategies of Women Living in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Urban Forum 29:315–332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-018-9338-3.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1874-6330 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1015-3802 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1007/s12132-018-9338-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/104086
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectFood securityen_ZA
dc.subjectFood supplyen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten_ZA
dc.titleThe dynamic food procurement strategies of women living in Cape Town’s low-income areasen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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