期刊
FOOD SECURITY
卷 6, 期 6, 页码 861-878出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-014-0391-z
关键词
Food security; Informal sector; Street food; Street vendors; Smallmillets; Diabetes; Urban poverty; India
资金
- CIFSRF (Canadian International Food Security Research Fund)
- International Development Research Center (IDRC)
- Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Ottawa
Although the street food sector plays an important role in urban food security, state-led food security measures in India have failed to provide a role for poor urban street food vendors to engage in the distribution and consumption of healthy foods. Instead, state-led food security schemes, whether production, distribution, or consumption oriented, have viewed the urban poor simply as beneficiaries of subsidized grain. This case study illustrates how the street food sector, operated by poor urban vendors selling ready-to-eat, healthy millet-based porridges in Madurai, has improved access to nutritious foods and created livelihood opportunities for the urban poor. The paper provides an overview of the informal street food sector, socioeconomic conditions of vendors, gender-based division of labour, as well as the food preferences and health awareness of consumers. Analysis of the data indicates the marginalization of street food vendors under the existing policy environment in urban India. The paper discusses how the state, as a regulatory body and a service delivery agent, as well as research and development organizations can strengthen the rights and capabilities of street vendors and, in doing so, improve urban food security.
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