MiFOOD RESEARCH PROJECTS

WORKSTREAM 1: CITIES

WS1 Cities (Precarity, Exclusion and Migrant Food Insecurity in Migrant Destinations) researches the prevalence, nature, determinants, and responses to the four dimensions of food (in)security amongst migrants living in 12 destinations across the South. The research will focus on the gendered city food environment, food sourcing strategies and coping strategies of migrants.

Assessing Household Food Security in Quito, Ecuador

Impact of Socio-Economic; Factors and Remittances on Food Security Situation Among West African Migrants in Accra

Food Insecurity and Gendered Strategies among Migrants in Ghanaian Slum Communities in Post-COVID-19 Times

South-South Migration: Examining the Links Between Food Security and Migration from Ghana to Qatar

The Impact of Global Pandemic on Food Security among Female Return Migrants in Kerala from the Gulf Countries

Measuring Food Insecurity among Informally Employed Indian Migrants in the Gulf Region

Food security and Low-Skilled Female Domestic Workforce: A Study on Return Migrants from the Middle East to Kerala

Food Security at Emerging Urban Spaces in India

Food (In)accessibility Among Remittance Receiving Households in Kingston in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Household Food Security and Somali Migrants in Nairobi

Gender and Urban Food Insecurity: A Case Study Analysis of Migrants in Nairobi, Kenya

Migration, Food Remittances and Dietary Diversity in Nairobi, Kenya

Food Security of International Migrants in Mexico City

The Food Security of Mozambican Migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa

Remittances and Food Security in Panda District, Mozambique

International Migration and Food Security: The Case of Angolan Migrants in Namibia

Investigating the Impact of Changing Dietary and Consumption Patterns on the Food Security of Recent Zimbabwean Migrants in Windhoek, Namibia

Food Security and Migrant Workers in Qatar

Food Security among Myanmarese Domestic Workers in Singapore

COVID-19 and Food Security of Zimbabwean Migrants in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Harare

Addressing Food Security for Mixed Migrants in Kampala

WORKSTREAM 2: CHAINS

WS2 Chains (Migrants in the Informal Sector of Transforming Urban Food Chains) focuses on the role and strategies of migrants in changing urban food systems with particular reference to precarious employment in the informal food sector and their role in mitigating household food insecurity.

Examining the Meat Food Value Chain and Food System in Accra, Ghana

The Role of Somali Migrants in Informal Food Economy and Transformation of Urban Food Chains in Nairobi

The Impact of COVID-19 on Women Informal Food Vendors in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Urban South Sudanese Refugees: Opportunities and Constraints Related to Food Supply Chains in Nairobi and Nakuru Kenya

A Gendered Analysis of the Role of Women-led Informal Food Businesses in Urban Household Food Security and Wellbeing of Urban Dwellers Kisumu City, Kenya

Urban Transformation, African Migrants and the Informal Food System in Cape Town

The Role of (transit) Migrants in Urban Food Systems in Three Mexican Cities

Role of Migrants in Urban Food Retailing: Wet Market Vendors and Takeaway Riders

Understanding of the Reciprocal Links Between Migration and Food Security in Nanjing and the Nearby Changzhou Cities, China

Beyond Informality: Migrants in the Popular Food Economy in Quito

“Little Pockets of Happiness”: Nepali Migrants and Momos Informal Enterprises in New Delhi, India

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