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“There is food we deserve, and there is food we do not deserve” Food injustice, place and power in urban agriculture in Cape Town and Maputo

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Pages 1000-1020 | Received 09 Apr 2020, Accepted 09 Nov 2020, Published online: 25 Nov 2020

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