African Food Systems: Rethinking Prospects for Continental Sustainable Transformation

by Emmanuel Ndhlovu (Editor)

Overview

This book explores the evolving nature of food systems in Africa, which are at crisis point. The authors present case studies from across the continent to propose innovative and contextually relevant approaches to food systems resilience and food systems sustainable transformation. They investigate the contemporary challenges to food systems in Africa, including climate change, pandemics, energy challenges and war and conflict, inside and outside Africa. This book demonstrates how approaches to food can shift away from production, consumption and value chains toward safety, networks and complexity. This book brings new insight to the challenges in food systems from many disciplines, from agriculture, tourism, health, climate science, AI and digital science, political science and economics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031908231
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	07/26/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Emmanuel Ndhlovu is a Research Fellow within the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include development issues, political economy, land reform, agriculture and agribusiness, peasant livelihoods, informal sector livelihoods, migration and remittances, social protection, food security and poverty, and informal economy.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: Food Systems: Prospects for Resilience, Innovation, and Sustainable Transformation in Africa.- Chapter 2: Current State of Africa’s Food Systems.- Chapter 3: An Overview of Food System Transformation Actions in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 4: The Shifting Role of Small-scale Farms in Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation in a Post-COVID-19 Context: Critical Lessons from Zimbabwe.- Chapter 5: Political Economy of Food Security: Interrogating the Planting for Food and Jobs Policy Intervention in Ghana.- Chapter 6: Gender Relations in the Utilisation of Digital Technologies in the Changing Food Production Systems in Northern Uganda.- Chapter 7: The Intersection of Social Policy, Gender and Food Systems in rural Zimbabwe.- Chapter 8: ‘Command’ agriculture, food security and women empowerment in rural Zimbabwe: Review of the feminist social work perspective.- Chapter 9: Food System Transformation for Safe and Nutritious Diets in Africa.- Chapter 10: African Food Systems: Prospects for Safe Food, Healthy Diets, and Nutrition in Sub- Saharan Africa.- Chapter 11: Warring Food Industry Landscapes in Zimbabwean Cities.- Chapter 12: Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War for African Food Systems.- Chapter 13: Food Systems Transformation in Southern Africa: Challenges and Dilemmas.- Chapter 14: Impact of Global Challenges on the African Food System: A Critical Assessment.- Chapter 15: The Impact of War and Conflict on African Food Systems: A Comprehensive Analysis.- Chapter 16: Conflicts, Land Resources, and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Food Security in Northern Ghana.- Chapter 17: Optimising Transformative AI Technologies: Pathway to Transformation in Digital Agriculture.- Chapter 18: Natural Resource Rent, Food Systems and Sustainability in Ghana:  Does Financial Innovation Matter?.- Chapter 19: Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Food Production and Efficient Resource Management in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 20: Food Systems Sustainability: Towards Food Waste Reduction in African Tourism Food Outlets.- Chapter 21: Conclusion: Towards Resilient, Innovative and Sustainable African Food Systems.