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

The project aims to investigate the changing dietary and food consumption patterns of recent Zimbabwean migrants and the impacts of these changes on household food security. The objectives are: 1) To establish the common foods consumed by migrants and their consumption patterns prior to leaving their country; 2) To ascertain the current diets and consumption patterns of the migrant households and determine the causes for the changes; 3) To establish the cultural appropriateness of the foods being consumed by Zimbabwean migrants in Namibia; 4) To assess the impact of the changing diets and consumption patterns on the food security status of the urban migrant households.