From Abidjan to Jakarta, how the city is reinventing what we eat
Cities are seen as the ultimate crossroads of food, nutritional and epidemiological transitions.
Summary
Urbanization-related changes in food systems cannot be interpreted simply as a shift from domestic and artisanal to industrial systems.
These systems all coexist and overlap, while offering resources to meet the multiple food challenges of rapidly growing cities. These resources provide tools for overcoming hardship and uncertainty through “imaginativeness and circulation”. Rather than relying on external technological solutions, this treasure trove could be exploited to foster practices and standards conducive to social and economic justice, the peaceful coexistence of cultural differences, health and the environment.
