Availability,affordability and accessibility of food in Khartoum

The failure of some individuals and groups to command adequate food can be accounted for through the analysis of the interplay of three mechanisms, namely food availability, food affordability and food accessibility. In Khartoum, as the case is in many other state-capitals, availability of food is not a major constraint in the dynamics of the food system. Of more significance for the configuration of the space of vulnerability are the processes related to affordability and accessibility, which combine to configurate the space of vulnerability. Occupation, place of residence, ethnic belonging and, of late, political allegiance define to a large extent the location of people in this space.