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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2000
    Kenya, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Guatemala, China, India, Benin, Mexico, Brazil

    Feeding cities plus the rising total of poor urban households in developing countries and countries in transition is the challenge facing City and Local Authorities. This guide intends to brief the Mayors, City Executives and Urban Planners, including specialists in food production, market development, public health, environment, forestry and agroforestry, on the compelling need for food supply and distribution policies and programmes. These would lower the cost of accessing food by low-income households in their cities and stimulate private investment.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    France, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Ghana, India, Mexico, Africa

    Malgré les développements courants des systèmes intégrés de commercialisation des denrées alimentaires, les formes traditionnelles de marchés de gros et de détail restent les maillons les plus importants de la chaîne qui relie le producteur au consommateur. Ce manuel est le complément du Guide déjà édité par la FAO en 1994, traitant de la planification et de la conception des marchés de gros (Bulletins des services agricoles, n° 90).

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mali, Madagascar, Togo, Senegal, Pakistan, Niger, Cameroon, France, Africa

    n all African towns specific modes of transport - mechanized and non- mechanized - have developed which play an essential role in distributing food between different markets and supplying the whole informal trading sector. These modes of transport, which provide an ideal service for the small volumes handled and the weak financial capacity of the wholesalers and retailers, play an essential role in maintaining low-cost inter-urban redistribution. What is known about the “artisanal” sector of urban goods transport?

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1983
    Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Papua New Guinea
  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mali, Madagascar, Pakistan, Niger, Togo, France, Africa

    Dans toutes les villes en Afrique se sont développés des modes spécifiques de transport qui jouent un rôle fondamental dans la redistribution des produits alimentaires intermarchéss et dans l’approvisionnement de tout le secteur informel marchand. Ces modes de transport non mécanisés ou mécanisés offrent un service parfaitement adapté aux petits volumes traités et aux capacités financières réduites des différents intervenants, grossistes comme détaillants. Ils jouent par conséquent un rôle essentiel dans le maintien de faibles coûts de redistribution intra-urbaine.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2010
    Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Albania, Madagascar, Guatemala, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Ghana, Malawi, Ecuador

    Los pueblos y ciudades crecen con rapidez en los países en desarrollo. Este proceso va acompañado a menudo de niveles elevados de hambre y pobreza, lo que conduce a muchos residentes urbanos a ocuparse en actividades agrícolas para ayudar a cubrir sus necesidades alimentarias. Los responsables de las políticas deben admitir esta realidad y aprovechar de forma activa las oportunidades que ofrece la agricultura urbana.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2010
    Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Albania, Guatemala, Madagascar, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Ghana, Ecuador, Malawi, Italy, Panama

    Towns and cities are growing rapidly in developing countries. This process is often accompanied by high levels of poverty and hunger, leading many urban dwellers to engage in farming activities to help satisfy their food needs. Policy makers need to recognize this reality and actively seize the opportunities offered by urban agriculture.

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