African Urban Consumers and Food Supply and Distribution Systems

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FAO
Food Supply and Distribution to Cities in French-Speaking Africa

IBRAHIMA DIA

AC/02-97 - June 1997

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 The issue
1.2 Methodology

Chapter 2: FEATURES OF CONSUMERS AND CONSUMPTION IN AFRICAN CITIES

2.1 Features of households
2.2 Food management in urban households
2.3 Features of consumption patterns

2.3.1 Diet and nutrition

Chapter 3. CHANGES IN FACTORS AFFECTING URBAN FOOD CONSUMPTION

3.1 Physical availability of produce in cities
3.2 Purchasing power
3.3 Conditions of life in African cities
3.4 Cultural influences on food choice

3.4.1 Food and cultural identity
3.4.2 Meals as occasions for socialisation
3.4.3 Perception of different types of food

3.5 Household food supply systems

3.5.1 Household production
3.5.2 Market shopping
3.5.3 Access to cooked food

Chapter 4: SOCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND TRADERS

4.1 Traders and consumers as individual actors
4.2 Collective actions by traders and consumers

Chapter 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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