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MiFOOD Network hosts policy forum in Cape Town to advance inclusive food security governance for migrants and refugees
MiFOOD hosts Nairobi conference presenting findings from the Women Feeding Cities project on gendered entrepreneurship and the urban informal food ecosystem
WFC Policy Engagement Workshop on shock-responsive food systems held in Jamaica
MiFOOD Network hosts policy forum in Cape Town to advance inclusive food security governance for migrants and refugees
MiFOOD hosts Nairobi conference presenting findings from the Women Feeding Cities project on gendered entrepreneurship and the urban informal food ecosystem
LATEST MiFOOD PAPERS
Gendered Pandemic Impacts on Informal Food Vending in Kingston, Jamaica
This paper examines the gendered impacts of COVID-19 on informal food vendors in Kingston, Jamaica, using a feminist political economy framework. Drawing on a mixed-methods design, the study analyses survey data collected between March and September 2025 from 786 women and 152 men who own informal food businesses. The paper examines how pandemic containment measures such as curfews, restricted market…
Architecture for Spatially Just Food System Planning with and for Young South Sudanese Refugees in Urban Kenya
Challenges to the health and wellbeing of youth refugees in Kenya are well documented, particularly in refugee camps. However, amid protracted crises in the region, changes in refugee camp legislation and reduced funding are driving the further urbanization of refugees, necessitating a greater focus on understanding the hardships, movements, and challenges young urban refugees face. The focus of this paper…
Food Insecurity, Gender, and Transnational Social Obligations among Somali Refugees during the COVID-19 Crisis in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
This paper examines food insecurity among Somali refugees in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the interplay among livelihood disruption, gendered care, and transnational obligations. Using a mixed-methods design, it draws on a household survey of 39 Somali refugee households and 20 in-depth interviews, combining standard measures of food access and diet with qualitative accounts of household decision-making….
LATEST MiFOOD PAPERS
Gendered Pandemic Impacts on Informal Food Vending in Kingston, Jamaica
This paper examines the gendered impacts of COVID-19 on informal food vendors in Kingston, Jamaica, using a feminist political economy framework. Drawing on a mixed-methods design, the study analyses survey data collected between March and September 2025 from 786 women and 152 men who own informal food businesses. The paper examines how pandemic containment measures such as curfews, restricted market…
Architecture for Spatially Just Food System Planning with and for Young South Sudanese Refugees in Urban Kenya
Challenges to the health and wellbeing of youth refugees in Kenya are well documented, particularly in refugee camps. However, amid protracted crises in the region, changes in refugee camp legislation and reduced funding are driving the further urbanization of refugees, necessitating a greater focus on understanding the hardships, movements, and challenges young urban refugees face. The focus of this paper…