Food Security and dietary patterns among the urban poor in Africa

Persistent poverty and rapid urbanization are important development challenges in most African countries. Although the proportion of people living in extreme poverty in Africa could be reduced over the last few decades, the absolute number of people living below the poverty line continues to rise. At the same time, the share of people living in urban areas has significantly increased since the 1950s, reaching 43% of the total African population in 2017. Strong population growth and urbanization tendencies are both expected to continue in Africa over the next couple of decades. Up till now, ...