Mazenda, AdrinoMushayanyama, TinasheMasiya, TyanaiSimawu, Moreblessing2021-10-252021-10-252021-09Mazenda, A., Mushayanyama, T., Masiya, T., Simawu, M. (2021). Cities, Poverty and Food : the role of municipalities in enhancing food security. Urbana: Urban Affairs and Public Policy, 22, 27- 44.2151-1896 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82221Food security is an critical issue in most African cities. Local government initiatives such as the City of Johannesburg Food Resilience Strategy are established to enhance food security in the city. The article draws insight from literature across multiple disciplines to examine the extent to which the Food Resilience Strategy relates food security to the economic challenges which citizens face. It discusses critical themes for sustainable urban food security namely, skills capacity and knowledge transference, access to land and water, institutional challenges, economic factors, urban agriculture production and environmental factors. Finally, the article recommends an integration of diverse stakeholders in the design and implementation of the Food Resilience Strategy, and thereby foster synergies between local producers and the local food market.enThis Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Food securityPovertyFood resilience strategyCity of Johannesburg MunicipalitySouth Africa (SA)Article