Study Project: Global South Geographies of (Urban) Food Systems. Mapping the Example of Nairobi’s Neighborhoods.
In the study project, we will deal with (urban) food systems in the global South, focusing primarily on the urban part and the associated social realities. Relevant aspects are the supply, access and affordability of staple food, or the effects of different operational structures of the food trade, which is characterised by a fluid transition from informal to formal structures.
The study project is divided into two parts and is conducted as a cooperation with Kenyan students. First, there is a reading part, which is held as a block course in Germany and introduces the basics of agri-food systems. In the second part, mapping is carried out together with students in the course of an excursion to Nairobi. In order to record the results of the study project, a joint work report is prepared, which is graded as an examination.