NEWS
MiFOOD Research and Writing Workshop builds capacity, strengthens collaboration, and advances project outputs
The MiFOOD Network hosted its first-ever Research and Writing Workshop from August 5–8, 2025, at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada. Designed as a creative and immersive ...
MiFOOD workshop explores migrant food security and livelihood resilience in a time of global disruptions
On July 31, 2025, the MiFOOD Network hosted a half-day workshop at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada, bringing together researchers from Canada, South Africa, and China ...
MiFOOD team presents at the 6th ICCCASU Conference in Ottawa and receives special recognition
From July 28 to 30, MiFOOD team members participated in the 6th International Conference on Canadian, Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization (ICCCASU) in Ottawa. Under the theme “Humanizing Urbanization: Housing, ...
MiFOOD partner S. Irudaya Rajan publishes new book on migration, COVID-19, and cities
MiFOOD partner and IIMAD Director Prof. S. Irudaya Rajan edits the newly released Handbook of Research on Migration, COVID-19 and Cities (Edward Elgar, 2024). This Handbook which includes 37 chapters ...
New publication: Handbook on Rural-Urban Linkages in the Global South
MiFOOD partner Cecilia Tacoli is the lead editor of the newly published Handbook on Rural-Urban Linkages in the Global South (Edward Elgar, 2025). The book offers a comprehensive review of ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
R2 Project Planning Meeting in Cape Town 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Women Feeding Cities project stakeholder workshop held in Ongwediva, Namibia
On October 24, 2024, the Women Feeding Cities (WFC) project convened a stakeholder workshop at the Frank Kavishe Boardroom, JEDS Campus in Ongwediva, bringing together experts and policymakers to discuss ...
MiFOOD and IIMAD celebrate World Food Day with webinar on migration and food security
MiFOOD and IIMAD organized a webinar on migration and food security on October 18, 2024 to celebrate the World Food Day. The webinar, chaired by Prof. S. Irudaya Rajan of ...
MiFOOD Network participate in the Migration and Technology: Governance Innovation, Challenges and Future Directions that Leave No One Behind workshop
On October 8, 2024, several members of the MiFOOD Network participated in the Migration and Technology: Governance Innovation, Challenges and Future Directions that Leave No One Behind workshop at the ...
MiFOOD team in Ecuador initiates “Manos Al Huerto” (Gardening Together) project
MiFOOD team in Ecuador initiates its "Manos Al Huerto" (Gardening Together) project by installing an irrigation system together with migrants from Venezuela and Colombia at the Foundation Nuestros Jovenes in ...
MiFOOD team in Ecuador launches recipe and oral history project “Wisdom and Flavours that Migrate”
MiFOOD team in Ecuador launches work for its Recipe and Oral History project "Sabores y Saberes que Migran" (Wisdom and flavours that migrate). This project is one of the outputs ...
Team members of the Women Feeding Cities project attend the Mid-term Forum of NFRF-2022
More than 10 members of the Women Feeding Cities (WFC) project attended the Mid-term Forum of NFRF-2022 on September 12-13, 2024. Dr. Sujata Ramachandran presented, on behalf of the project, ...
MiFOOD Conversations is launched
The MiFOOD Network launches its new AI-assisted podcast series exploring the latest global research on migration and food security. Tune in to MiFOOD Conversations: Global Perspectives on Migration and Food ...
MiFOOD researchers publish new paper on migrant remittances during the COVID-19 pandemic
MiFOOD director Jonathan Crush coauthored a paper with team member Godfrey Tawodzera from the University of the Western Cape about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant remittances. The ...
MiFOOD researcher Zack Ahmed addresses global audience at HLPF side event on the food security and nutrition in the world
Zack Ahmed, a PhD candidate in Global Governance and a researcher on migration and food security with MiFOOD Network, recently represented BSIA and the World Food Forum (WFF) at a high-profile side event ...
MiFOOD partner in India reveals findings of migration trends in Kerala Migration Survey
Prof. S. Irudaya Rajan, the lead of the MiFOOD team in India, has unveiled findings from the Kerala Migration Survey 2023, conducted by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation ...
New Project on Migration and Climate Adaptation
The MiFOOD Network and the Hungry Cities Partnership (HCP) are delighted to announce the award of a new three-year project grant by the Government of Canada through the New Frontiers ...
MiFOOD researchers in Singapore publish new paper on migrant domestic workers and transnational foodcare chains
MiFOOD researchers in Singapore publish a new paper titled "Migrant domestic workers and transnational foodcare chains in pandemic times" in the journal Geographical Research. Drawing on migrant women’s experiences during ...
MiFOOD team presents research findings at the 25th SALISES Conference in Jamaica
The MiFOOD team attended the 25th SALISES Conference at the University of the West Indies Mona campus in Kingston, Jamaica from May 1 to May 3, 2024. The conference entitled ...
MiFOOD researchers contribute to newly published “Research Handbook on Migration, Gender, and COVID-19”
MiFOOD researchers contribute to the newly published book "Research Handbook on Migration, Gender and COVID-19" that investigates the immediate and longer-term implications of the pandemic on gender dynamics and roles ...
MiFOOD team in Ecuador organized the workshop and photo exhibit “Migration and Food (In)Security: Resilient Narratives and Post-pandemic Memory”
The MiFOOD team in Ecuador organized the workshop and photo exhibit "Migration and Food (In)Security: Resilient Narratives and Post-pandemic Memory". The project team presented the results from the first year ...