Sustainable Food Systems Symposium 2024

Session

Urbanization and Income Constraints to Food

17 Sept 2024, 15:10

1.501.1 (Paulinerkirche)

201. Exploring the Impact of Urbanisation on Dietary Patterns in Tanzania

Shinuna Gärtner (Technical University Munich)

17/09/2024, 15:10

Oral

Keywords
Nutrition transition, Urbanisation, Tanzania, Food environment

Introduction
The proposed study aims to analyse the effect of the degree of urbanisation on households’ diets in Tanzania. A healthy diet forms the cornerstone of human development, as sufficient and adequate nutritional intake throughout life is a crucial determinant of an individual's health and...

43. Migration and Nutrition of the Left-Behind Individuals: Evidence from Ghana

Adrien Gosselin-Pali (Université Clermont Auvergne, CERDI)

17/09/2024, 15:30

Oral

Keywords. Migration, Nutrition, Left-behind, Ghana.

Introduction. Migration is a phenomenon that affects those who migrate, the communities they move to, and those who stay behind. The individuals who remain in the household of origin after one of their members emigrates are often referred to as left-behind individuals. In recent decades, there has been substantial interest in the...

29. Healthy diet based poverty lines

Jonas Stehl (University of Goettingen)

17/09/2024, 15:50

Oral

Access to a healthy diet is a fundamental human right, yet a significant portion of the global population faces barriers to realizing this right. Conventional poverty metrics are designed to adequately capture caloric needs but they are inadequate for capturing other essential nutritional requirements. We propose national poverty lines based on the cost of a healthy diet and explore their key...