02726oam 22005294a 450 991081626190332120230913180058.01-920597-21-2(CKB)3710000001086633(OCoLC)975230836(MdBmJHUP)muse58610(MiAaPQ)EBC4816141(EXLCZ)99371000000108663320170309d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierMapping the InvisibleThe Informal Food Economy of Cape Town, South Africa /Jane Battersby, Maya Marshak and Ncedo MngqibisaBaltimore, Maryland :Project Muse,2017Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE,2017©20171 online resource (46 pages) illustrations, maps, graphs, tablesUrban food security series ;no. 24Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.1-920597-20-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-38).1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Informal food and household food security -- 4. The informal retail environment -- 5. Business strategies of informal food vendors -- 6. Business challenges in the informal food economy -- 7. Policies towards informal food retail -- 8. Policy recommendations.This report argues that it is essential to understand the dynamics of the informal food retail sector because of its vital role in ensuring greater access to food by the urban poor. Existing policy frameworks to address food security and to govern the informal sector tend to neglect informal retail in the food system. As a result, the sector is poorly understood. The report therefore attempts to identify the characteristics of the sector that impact on its ability to address the food needs of the neighbourhoods in which the businesses are located. Although the research is focused on Cape Town, the findings are of broader relevance.Urban food security series ;no. 24.Informal sector (Economics)South AfricaCape TownFood industry and tradeSouth AfricaCape TownStreet-food industrySouth AfricaCape TownInformal sector (Economics)Food industry and tradeStreet-food industry381Battersby Jane(Jane Elizabeth),1975-1677284Mngqibisa NcedoMarshak MayaMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910816261903321Mapping the Invisible4044051UNINA