A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa

An important goal across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and globally, is to foster a healthy nutrition. A strengthening of the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems is increasingly seen as a key leverage point. Governance arrangements play a central role in connecting sus...

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Autores principales:	Qiuzhen Chen, Karlheinz Knickel, Mehreteab Tesfai, John Sumelius, Alice Turinawe, Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Galyna Medyna
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	agri-food chain assessment framework indicators food system governance Sub-Saharan Africa Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:adac02f61e894f15b589f9b1afa3d76d2021-12-01T20:09:49ZA Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa2571-581X10.3389/fsufs.2021.763352https://doaj.org/article/adac02f61e894f15b589f9b1afa3d76d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.763352/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2571-581XAn important goal across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and globally, is to foster a healthy nutrition. A strengthening of the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems is increasingly seen as a key leverage point. Governance arrangements play a central role in connecting sustainable, resilient farming with healthy nutrition. In this article, we elaborate a framework for assessing, monitoring and improving the governance of food systems. Our focus is on food chains in six peri-urban and urban regions in SSA. A literature review on food chain governance and a mapping of current agri-food chains in the six regions provide the basis for the elaboration of an indicator-based assessment framework. The framework is adapted to the specific conditions of SSA and related goals. The assessment framework is then used to identify the challenges and opportunities in food chain governance in the six regions. The first testing of the framework indicates that the approach can help to identify disconnects, conflicting goals and tensions in food systems, and to formulate strategies for empowering agri-food chain actors in transitioning toward more efficient, equitable and sustainable agri-food systems. The article is concluded with a brief reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of the framework and suggests further testing and refinement.Qiuzhen ChenKarlheinz KnickelMehreteab TesfaiJohn SumeliusAlice TurinaweRosemary Emegu IsotoGalyna MedynaFrontiers Media S.A.articleagri-food chainassessment frameworkindicatorsfood systemgovernanceSub-Saharan AfricaNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641Food processing and manufactureTP368-456ENFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 5 (2021)
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topic	agri-food chain assessment framework indicators food system governance Sub-Saharan Africa Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
spellingShingle	agri-food chain assessment framework indicators food system governance Sub-Saharan Africa Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456 Qiuzhen Chen Karlheinz Knickel Mehreteab Tesfai John Sumelius Alice Turinawe Rosemary Emegu Isoto Galyna Medyna A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa
description	An important goal across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and globally, is to foster a healthy nutrition. A strengthening of the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems is increasingly seen as a key leverage point. Governance arrangements play a central role in connecting sustainable, resilient farming with healthy nutrition. In this article, we elaborate a framework for assessing, monitoring and improving the governance of food systems. Our focus is on food chains in six peri-urban and urban regions in SSA. A literature review on food chain governance and a mapping of current agri-food chains in the six regions provide the basis for the elaboration of an indicator-based assessment framework. The framework is adapted to the specific conditions of SSA and related goals. The assessment framework is then used to identify the challenges and opportunities in food chain governance in the six regions. The first testing of the framework indicates that the approach can help to identify disconnects, conflicting goals and tensions in food systems, and to formulate strategies for empowering agri-food chain actors in transitioning toward more efficient, equitable and sustainable agri-food systems. The article is concluded with a brief reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of the framework and suggests further testing and refinement.
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author	Qiuzhen Chen Karlheinz Knickel Mehreteab Tesfai John Sumelius Alice Turinawe Rosemary Emegu Isoto Galyna Medyna
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author_sort	Qiuzhen Chen
title	A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa
title_short	A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa
title_full	A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa
title_fullStr	A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed	A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa
title_sort	framework for assessing food system governance in six urban and peri-urban regions in sub-saharan africa
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/adac02f61e894f15b589f9b1afa3d76d
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A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa

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