The State of Poverty and Food Insecurity in Maseru, Lesotho - Couverture souple

 
9781920597122: The State of Poverty and Food Insecurity in Maseru, Lesotho
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1920597123 ISBN 13 : 9781920597122
Editeur : Southern African Migration Programme, 2015

Synopsis

This report on food insecurity in urban Lesotho is the latest in a series on Southern African cities issued by AFSUN. Like the previous reports, it focuses on one city (Maseru) and on poor neighbourhoods and households in that city. More than 60% of poor households surveyed in Maseru were severely food insecure. While food price increases worsen food insecurity for poor households, it is poverty that weakens the resilience of society to absorb these increases. This report argues that Maseru residents face specific and interrelated challenges with respect to food and nutrition insecurity. These are poverty; limited local livelihood opportunities; and dependence on food imports. Among AFSUN's recommendations are improved infrastructure as a fundamental pre-condition for meaningful development; the creation of livelihood opportunities within the food system; social safety nets designed in ways that promote economic growth and equity; and free movement of labour between Lesotho and South Africa, which would dramatically improve the incomes of many poor households. The Government of Lesotho and the Maseru Municipality and District can direct both aid and investment into an integrated food security strategy that prioritizes urban infrastructure, livelihoods, welfare and mobility. This takes political will, but the development and implementation of such a food security strategy is well within the reach of the country's leaders.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jonathan Crush is a Professor and CIGI Chair in Global Migration and Development at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town.

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Éditeur
Southern African Migration Programme
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1920597123
ISBN 13 
9781920597122
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
78
Éditeur
Crush Jonathan
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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