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MiFOOD researchers participate in the 13th International Conference on Population Geographies in Nanjing, China
IIMAD hosts inception workshop for three MiFOOD research projects
MiFOOD and R2 seminar with Prof. Tim Brown shares findings from Zimbabwe field research
MiFOOD researchers participate in the 13th International Conference on Population Geographies in Nanjing, China
IIMAD hosts inception workshop for three MiFOOD research projects
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Platform Labour, Time Poverty, and Food Security among Food Delivery Riders in Nanjing, China
Online food delivery has become an essential component of urban food systems in China, reshaping how prepared meals, fresh food, and other daily food items circulate among food providers, platforms, and consumers. Although food delivery riders are central to this system, existing studies have mainly examined riders’ engagement with algorithmic management and platform control, underscoring their income instability and labour…
Food on the Move: Promoting Food Security through Post-Colonial Infrastructure Repair in Zimbabwe
Infrastructure of various types is increasingly recognised as vital to food and nutrition security, especially in urban food systems characterised by informality and off-grid conditions. Drawing on a qualitative approach that combines mobile observation, policy analysis, and semi-structured stakeholder interviews conducted during fieldwork in 2023 and 2024, this paper considers the potential of a transport infrastructure repair programme implemented in…
A Scent of Home: Cultural Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies Among African Migrants in Qatar
Conventional food security frameworks define food security primarily in terms of food availability, access, utilisation, and stability. Widely used measures such as the FAO’s Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) emphasise physical and economic access to sufficient food while largely overlooking its cultural dimensions. This paper argues that such approaches are inadequate for understanding the food security experiences of migrant populations…
LATEST MiFOOD PAPERS
Platform Labour, Time Poverty, and Food Security among Food Delivery Riders in Nanjing, China
Online food delivery has become an essential component of urban food systems in China, reshaping how prepared meals, fresh food, and other daily food items circulate among food providers, platforms, and consumers. Although food delivery riders are central to this system, existing studies have mainly examined riders’ engagement with algorithmic management and platform control, underscoring their income instability and labour…
Food on the Move: Promoting Food Security through Post-Colonial Infrastructure Repair in Zimbabwe
Infrastructure of various types is increasingly recognised as vital to food and nutrition security, especially in urban food systems characterised by informality and off-grid conditions. Drawing on a qualitative approach that combines mobile observation, policy analysis, and semi-structured stakeholder interviews conducted during fieldwork in 2023 and 2024, this paper considers the potential of a transport infrastructure repair programme implemented in…