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“New Directions in South-South Migration” Launched at the 4th Annual MiFOOD Conference

A highlight of the 4th Annual MiFOOD Conference in Mexico City was the launch of the new open access volume New Directions in South-South Migration, edited by Jonathan Crush, Sujata Ramachandran, and Abel Chikanda. The book offers a timely and critical contribution to the growing body of work on migration within the Global South, with […]

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New MiFOOD research briefs on migration and urban food systems released

The MiFOOD Network has just published Research Briefs No. 14, 15, and 16 in its ongoing Research Brief series, which is designed to make research findings from the network accessible quickly. Research Brief No. 14 explores how Somali migrants in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighborhood, often called “Little Mogadishu”, rely on community support and informal trade to

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The 4th Annual MiFOOD Conference on Migration and Food Security Held in Mexico City

The 4th Annual MiFOOD Conference on Migration and Food Security, supported by SSHRC funding through the MiFOOD Network, took place in Mexico City on May 6–9, 2025. The event gathered an international group of researchers, practitioners, and institutional partners to explore the theme “Migrant Lives in Urban Food Systems: Bridging Informal Divides, Strengthening Food Security.”

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MiFOOD partner publishes new book on “Urban Food Systems in Latin America”

MiFOOD partner Tiana Bakić Hayden in Mexico co-edits a book with Joaquin Pérez Martin entitled “Urban Food Systems in Latin America: Territories, Mobilities and Governance“. Drawing on studies and theoretical approaches written by scholars and practitioners from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico, this book provides a Latin American perspective on global discussions surrounding the

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MiFOOD partner organizes workshop on Global Foodscapes: Transnational Pathways of Food and Migration In and Out of Asia

MiFOOD partner at National University of Singapore and Asia Research Institute organizes workshop on “Global Foodscapes: Transnational Pathways of Food and Migration In and Out of Asia”. This workshop is scheduled on March 10-11, 2025. It is jointly organized by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, and the University of North Carolina at

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R2 Project Planning Meeting Sets Strategic Direction for Research on Remittances, Food Security, and Climate Resilience

The Remitting for Resilience (R2) Project convened its Planning Meeting from February 18 to 21, 2025 in Cape Town, bringing together project leaders, researchers, and key stakeholders. The meeting served as a pivotal moment for refining research strategies, strengthening partnerships, and setting priorities for the next phase of the project, which examines how migrant remittances

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R2 Project Inception Workshop held in Cape Town Explores Remittances, Food Security, and Climate Resilience

The Remitting for Resilience (R2) Project successfully held its Inception Workshop at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) on February 17, 2025, bringing together leading researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners from across Africa and beyond. The workshop marked a significant step in advancing the project’s mission to explore how migrant remittances contribute to food

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Virtual policy engagement workshop held to discuss gendered impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the informal food sector in Montego Bay, Jamaica

As part of the Women Feeding Cities Project, the MiFOOD team in Jamaica organized a virtual Policy Engagement Workshop (PEW) to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the informal food sector in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The meeting was held 19 February 2025. A range of stakeholders representing ministries, departments and agencies of the

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Special issue “Cities of Contagion: Pandemic Precarity, Migration, and Food Security in Urban Africa” edited by Jonathan Crush and Zack Ahmed is published in African Human Mobility Review

The special issue “Cities of Contagion: Pandemic Precarity, Migration, and Food Security in Urban Africa” co-edited by MiFOOD Director Jonathan Crush and researcher Zack Ahmed is published in the journal African Human Mobility Review. This Special Issue seeks to “enhance our understanding of the nexus between migration and food security in urban Africa in at

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Policy engagement workshops held in Xai-Xai and Maputo, Mozambique to identify challenges facing cross-border traders and food entrepreneurs

The MiFOOD team in Mozambique organized two Policy Engagement Workshops—one in Xai-Xai on August 26, 2024, and another in Maputo on October 30, 2024—as part of the Women Feeding Cities Project. This project aims to understand the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on women in the informal food sector, providing informed policy recommendations to support post-pandemic

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