In Western economies, the consumption of fast food is often seen as a sign of poverty, and organic, fresh food a sign of middle-class identity, in many African economies it is the other way round. Your ability to stump up the cash for a junk food ‘brand’ is a sign of membership of what is in numerical terms still a small elite, whereas the cash-poor and rural dwellers will tend to a healthier diet of, for example, beans and maizemeal. Professor Abukutsa-Onyango thisisafrica.me/warrior-queens-battle-africas-food-future/
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 22:00:42 +0000
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