Luke Metelerkamp, Autor bei Urbanet

About Luke Metelerkamp

Luke Metelerkamp is a research associate with TMG’s Urban Food Futures Programme in Berlin. He is a transdisciplinary researcher with a background in food systems, education, and informality. As a consultant, he has worked with a wide range of global grant-makers, civil society organisations, and social movements. Luke lectures on food systems at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and has led the development of multiple immersive learning programmes for postgraduate and executive students.

Trading to Eat: How The Informal Economy is Hunger-Proofing Africa’s Cities

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Trading to Eat: How The Informal Economy is Hunger-Proofing Africa’s Cities

By Luke Metelerkamp|2023-02-20T14:30:47+01:00January 31st 2023|

In many African cities, informal food traders sell everything from fresh produce to fried chicken feet at affordable prices to people who need the food most. Luke Metelerkamp is convinced: informal trading is hunger-proofing Africa's cities, arguably providing the continent's largest nutritional safety net.