HCP report no. 4 : the urban food system of Kingston, Jamaica
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2017
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Hungry Cities Partnership African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Wilfrid Laurier University/Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada
Wilfrid Laurier University/Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada
Abstract
This audit of the city of Kingston shows significant information gaps in understanding the urban food system. Kingston’s population is fed by a combination of food imports and domestic production from agricultural areas across the island. Some key food staples are imported, including rice and flour. A recent study of informality in Jamaica argued that enterprises remain informal because of the high cost of doing business as a formal establishment. The report provides a broad outline of food-related issues while providing context of Kingston’s background demographic history and evolution as a city.
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FOOD SYSTEMS, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, URBAN POLICY, FOOD SUPPLY, CITIES, STREET VENDORS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, FOOD SECURITY, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, CARIBBEAN, WEST INDIES