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

The project aims to understand the nature of food security among return female migrant workers (FMWs) in Kerala from the Gulf countries under heightened circumstances of social and economic precarity along with male migrant workers. The project will explore the following research questions: 1) What characterises food (in)security among return FMWs in Kerala compared to their earlier destination in the Gulf? 2) What factors influence food security outcomes for return FMWs in Kerala such as restrictions to food access, social isolation, return migration and employment precarity? 3) What is the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the food security among return FMWs in Kerala? 4) What policy changes are required to ensure food security among FMWs?