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Author Battersby, Jane, 1975-

Title Mapping the Invisible : the Informal Food Economy of Cape Town, South Africa.

Publication Info. Oxford : Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP), 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (46 pages)
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Contents Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Contents; List of figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Informal Food and Household Food Security; 4. The Informal Retail Environment; 5. Business Strategies of Informal Food Vendors; 5.1 Trading Hours; 5.2 Sourcing Supplies; 5.3 Transportation of Produce; 5.4 Granting Credit; 6. Business Challenges in the Informal Food Economy; 6.1 Competition from Supermarkets; 6.2 Waste Management and Pollution; 6.3 Security Challenges; 7. Policies Towards Informal Food Retail; 7.1 National Food Security Programmes.
7.2 Informal Trade Policies and Programmes8. Policy Recommendations; 8.1 Reduction of Food Spoilage; 8.2 Incentivization of Sale of Healthier Foods; 8.3 Balancing Regulation with Support for Food Vendors; 8.4 Recognition of the Role of Informal Food Businesses in Food Security Policy; 8.5 Integrated Food System Planning; References; Back cover.
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Subject Informal sector (Economics) -- South Africa -- Cape Town.
Informal sector (Economics)
South Africa -- Cape Town.
Food industry and trade -- South Africa -- Cape Town.
Food industry and trade.
Street-food vendors (Persons) -- South Africa -- Cape Town.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Marshak, Maya.
Other Form: Print version: Battersby, Jane. Mapping the Invisible : The Informal Food Economy of Cape Town, South Africa. Oxford : Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP), ©2016 9781920597207
ISBN 1920597212
9781920597214 (electronic book)
1920597204