期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2008
卷号：10
期号：2
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：Sub Saharan African cities today face enormous challenges among them growing urban
poverty due to a multitude of factors. It is in this view that the paper attempts to establish
how informal food trading as a livelihood strategy has contributed towards increased
food security of the traders and the urban population at large. Emphasis has been put on
grains, vegetable and fruits, which is the major staple of most Zimbabwean households.
This article explores the contribution of informal food trading to food security in the city
of Gweru. The paper argues that informal food trading play a critical role in ensuring
food security in the urban areas. However, it is also noted that issues of healthy handling
of the food and increasing state recognition of these traders need to be urgently
addressed.
