Effects of the global financial crisis on the food security of poor urban households: Synthesis Report on five city case studies

This report synthesizes findings from five city case studies undertaken in Rosario (Argentina),
Bogota (Colombia), Accra (Ghana), Kitwe (Zambia) and Colombo (Sri Lanka), during the second
half of 2009 into the effects of the global financial crisis on the food security of low and middle
income populations of those cities. Drawing on data generated through household surveys, 24
hour food recall, anthropometry of under-five year olds and women from 15 to 49, Focus Group
Discussions and Expert opinions on policy issues, the studies assessed current socio-economic
circumstances of households, food practices, coping strategies, the policy environment and
current nutritional status of women and young children.