How do cities build a social contract with their diverse constituencies and foster political trust among the urban poor? This study by Danielle Resnick and Bhavna Sivasubramanian focuses on informal traders, who constitute a major source of food security and employment in urban Africa. Centered on Ghana’s three main cities, we analyze interviews with metropolitan […]
Transformation of urban food systems
The urban food system in Ghana is changing, with growth in household incomes and rapid urbanization. Such shifts in food systems commonly come with diet shifts, including increased consumption of processed foods, and may pose new opportunities and challenges for farmers, processors and consumers. However, with limited data on the topic, policymakers are ill-equipped to […]