Workstream 4: Connections

Rural-Urban Food Transfers in Namibia. What has Changed in 30 Years? A Case Study of Northern Namibia

The project takes a political economy lens to examine the informal cross-border trade of staple food items from southern Angola into Namibia, examining the activities of small-scale food traders and vendors in three dominant informal food markets at Oshikango, Oshakati and Windhoek in Namibia. The study has three research objectives: (1) to explore the political […]

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Dynamics of Food Security and Remittances in Rural-Urban Migration: A Gendered Analysis from Matutuíne District to Maputo City

This research addresses critical gaps by 1) Mapping informal food remittance circuits that national data systems ignore, 2) Analyzing gender differences in how cash versus in-kind food transfers affect household diets, and 3) Providing policy insights for the SADC Protocol on Facilitation of Movements, which currently neglects linkages to food security. The study offers comparative

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