Addressing Urban Food Security: Rural Bias and Food System Governance in Kenya and Tanzania
(2019) SGED10 20191Human Geography
- Abstract
- The rapid urbanization of sub-Saharan countries such as Kenya and Tanzania poses new challenges for policy makers. Increasing rates of urban food insecurity are one of these challenges. This thesis investigates how the governments of Kenya and Tanzania address food security in relation to urban areas. It especially scrutinizes the role of a rural bias at the expense of urban policies that address the distinct and complex character of urban food security. The findings are analyzed through the lenses of post-neoliberal urban governance as well as spatial governance of food systems. Moreover, the research design is qualitative and conducts a content analysis of policy papers published by the governments of Kenya and Tanzania, as well as the... (More)
- The rapid urbanization of sub-Saharan countries such as Kenya and Tanzania poses new challenges for policy makers. Increasing rates of urban food insecurity are one of these challenges. This thesis investigates how the governments of Kenya and Tanzania address food security in relation to urban areas. It especially scrutinizes the role of a rural bias at the expense of urban policies that address the distinct and complex character of urban food security. The findings are analyzed through the lenses of post-neoliberal urban governance as well as spatial governance of food systems. Moreover, the research design is qualitative and conducts a content analysis of policy papers published by the governments of Kenya and Tanzania, as well as the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations. The findings suggest three key points. At first, the assessment of the state of food security in both countries has a rather holistic perspective. However, when it comes to policies their perspective is distorted by a one-sided focus on rural production, and in further consequence, the availability of food. Secondly, the food security agenda of Kenya and Tanzania is subject to rural bias and mirrors the very same in the international food security agenda. The distinct character of urban food security is not adequately addressed in the analyzed documents. Thirdly, the thesis affirms that actors under the corporate food regime aim to tame food systems instead of understanding it. Simultaneously, the governance of food security is not only susceptible to neoliberal influences, but also subject to extra-neoliberal processes. (Less)
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- author
- Burfeind, Jelte LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGED10 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Urban food security, Food system governance, Corporate food regime, Rural bias
- language
- English
- id
- 8981376
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abstract = {{The rapid urbanization of sub-Saharan countries such as Kenya and Tanzania poses new challenges for policy makers. Increasing rates of urban food insecurity are one of these challenges. This thesis investigates how the governments of Kenya and Tanzania address food security in relation to urban areas. It especially scrutinizes the role of a rural bias at the expense of urban policies that address the distinct and complex character of urban food security. The findings are analyzed through the lenses of post-neoliberal urban governance as well as spatial governance of food systems. Moreover, the research design is qualitative and conducts a content analysis of policy papers published by the governments of Kenya and Tanzania, as well as the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations. The findings suggest three key points. At first, the assessment of the state of food security in both countries has a rather holistic perspective. However, when it comes to policies their perspective is distorted by a one-sided focus on rural production, and in further consequence, the availability of food. Secondly, the food security agenda of Kenya and Tanzania is subject to rural bias and mirrors the very same in the international food security agenda. The distinct character of urban food security is not adequately addressed in the analyzed documents. Thirdly, the thesis affirms that actors under the corporate food regime aim to tame food systems instead of understanding it. Simultaneously, the governance of food security is not only susceptible to neoliberal influences, but also subject to extra-neoliberal processes.}},
author = {{Burfeind, Jelte}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Addressing Urban Food Security: Rural Bias and Food System Governance in Kenya and Tanzania}},
year = {{2019}},
}