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The hungry season - Feeding South Africa's cities (Paperback)
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The hungry season - Feeding South Africa's cities (Paperback)
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Loot Price R215
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You Save R60 (22%)
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The food we eat is as diverse as the cultures and lifestyles of the
people consuming it. But the issues underlying food run much deeper
than the whims of our cultures or palates. Until now, the subject
of food security has mostly been viewed as a rural issue, with
research and development work honing in on subsistence farming. But
with the massive influx into cities, the focus needs to shift to
the metropolis. The hungry season takes science writer Leonie
Joubert and photographer Eric Miller to eight different cities and
towns around southern Africa as they explore the complex issues
around food security, including: Childhood stunting and
malnutrition; The transition from traditional ‘African’ to
‘Western’ diets; Chronic lifestyle-related illnesses associated
with a modern diet; Nutritional literacy, behaviour and choices;
Large-scale food production and urban food gardens; Poverty,
joblessness and the geography of the city; Urban planning,
supermarkets and the full food value chain; and food wastage.
Ultimately, The Hungry Season looks at the crisis of hunger and
malnutrition surrounding us in the city, hidden behind layers of
affluence and comfort. It tackles the fundamental question: Why is
it that in southern Africa we produce enough calories and nutrients
to keep the region full, satisfied and well nourished, and yet we
still have such high levels of hunger and malnutrition?
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