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

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Alice Turinawe¹  Rosemary Emegu Isoto¹  Karlheinz Knickel²  John Sumelius²  Qiuzhen Chen²  Galyna Medyna³  Mehreteab Tesfai⁴ 

[1] Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda;Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki., Helsinki, Finland;Natural Resources Institute Finland, Helsinki, Finland;Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Division of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Soil and Land Use, Ås, Norway;

关键词: agri-food chain;    assessment framework;    indicators;    food system;    governance;    Sub-Saharan Africa;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsufs.2021.763352

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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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