Food for the Cities
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Once produced, food products need to be cleaned, assembled, packaged, stored and transported to urban markets . Rural markets, handling, storage and transport facilities as well as roads need to be in place and farmers, transporters and traders need to be made aware of appropriate techniques to prevent spoilage and contamination of food .
Efficient marketing infrastructure such as assembly, wholesale and retail markets and storage are essential for cost-effective marketing, to minimise post-harvest losses, to reduce health risks and to ensure an adequate stability of basic food supply. The characteristics of wholesale markets continue to change as retailing adapts to urban growth, the increasing role of supermarkets and increased consumer spending capacity. The conflict between traditional and modern food distribution arrangements needs to be addressed in order to minimize negative repercussions on income opportunities for the numerous formal and informal agents active in the food economy.
An important aspect for policy consideration is the role played by the informal commercial sector in making food available to low income urban areas and in generating income for poor families. This requires a positive attitude by the authorities and special programmes to facilitate informal food trading activities and to minimise any possible adverse consequences.
Selected documents- FAO - Diversification booklet series, 2012
- FAO - Promises and challenges of the informal food sector in developing countries, 2007
- FAO - Profitability and sustainability of urban and peri-urban agriculture Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Service (AGSF) 2007
- FAO - Food into Cities collection. Proceedings of the FAO-CityNet-AFMA Subregional Seminar "Feeding Asian Cities", Bangkok 2001
- FAO - Food into Cities collection. Food into cities - Selected papers, 2000
- FAO - Food for the Cities. Food Supply and Distribution Policies to Reduce Urban Food Insecurity - A Briefing Guide for Mayors, City Executives and Urban Planners in Developing Countries and Countries in Transition, 2000
- FAO - Food into Cities collection. Studying Food Supply and Distribution Systems to Cities in Developing Countries and Countries in Transition, 2001
- FAO - Food into Cities collection. Feeding Asian Cities: Food Production and Processing Issues, 2000
- FAO - Food into Cities collection. El Sistema de Abastecimiento y Distribución de Alimentos en la Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros, 2000
- FAO - Food into Cities collection. Food Security in African Cities - The Role of Food Supply and Distribution Systems, 1997
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