Frontiers in Public Health
Are secondary cities in Asia and Africa ready for food systems transformation? Policy insights from Bangladesh, Kenya, Rwanda, and the Philippines
Background Policies are essential tools for food systems transformation to reshape production, distribution, and consumption; enabling sustainable, healthy, and equitable outcomes and simultaneously address malnutrition, climate change, and social inequalities. This systematic policy mapping and content analysis aimed to synthesize available nutrition and food systems policies and action plans in secondary cities in Bangladesh, Kenya, Rwanda, and the Philippines, describing characteristics, types, thematic and food …