Multi-local livelihoods and food security in rural Africa
Author
Summary, in English
This article analyses household-based food transfers as an expression of multi-local livelihoods. Transfers of maize outside the co-resident household unit are analysed on the basis of data from 2857 smallholder households across nine African countries. The study complements a growing interest in the role of food transfers for urban food security, through considering the food security implications for sending households. Food transfers in the top income quintile consist of distributing surplus production, whereas in the lower quintiles, transfers clearly compromise the food security of the sending households. The spatial mismatch between household production and consumption points to the need for development strategies that consider these wider subsistence obligations.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.2991/full
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.2991/full
Department/s
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Pages
528-545
Publication/Series
Journal of International Development
Volume
27
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Topic
- Human Geography
Status
Published
Research group
- Afrint team
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1099-1328