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Migration, Rural-Urban Linkages and Food Insecurity

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This chapter focuses specifically on the linkages between migration and food insecurity in a rapidly-growing city. Windhoek has experienced significant rural-urban migration in recent years, especially since Namibia’s independence in 1990. Many migrants have settled in the northern and north-western areas of the city, primarily in the informal housing areas. Most of the migrant households are poor, food-insecure and female-centred. In an effort to mitigate their insecure food situation, they make use of various strategies including receiving food transfers, obtaining food from informal markets, and other informal methods.

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  1. Faculty of Science, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia

    Ndeyapo Nickanor

  2. Balsillie School of International Affairs, 67 Erb St West, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Jonathan Crush

  3. Cape Town, South Africa

    Wade Pendleton

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  2. African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town African Centre for Cities, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

    Jane Battersby

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Nickanor, N., Crush, J., Pendleton, W. (2016). Migration, Rural-Urban Linkages and Food Insecurity. In: Crush, J., Battersby, J. (eds) Rapid Urbanisation, Urban Food Deserts and Food Security in Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43567-1_10

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