Takashimaya, Singapore
Nanjing, China
Accra, Ghana
Quito, Ecuador
Maputo, Mozambique
Nairobi, Kenya
Kerela, India
Cape Town, South Africa
Doha, Qatar
Mexico City, Mexico
Kingston, Jamaica
Windhoek, Namibia
The Hungry Cities Partnership (HCP) is an international network of partner organizations which focuses on the relationships between rapid urbanization, urban food systems and migration in the Global South.
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MiFOOD Network hosts policy forum in Cape Town to advance inclusive food security governance for migrants and refugees
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
THESIS
South-South Migration: Examining the Links Between Food Security and Migration from Ghana to Qatar
— PhD Thesis — This dissertation contributes to the migration-development literature by integrating food security into the analysis of South-South migration. While migration and development have been extensively studied, the connection between migration and food security remains underexplored, particularly in South-South migration contexts. The dissertation highlights the role of migration as both…
BOOK
Jonathan Crush, Abel Chikanda, Sujata Ramachandran. (eds.) (2025). New Directions in South-South Migration. Springer Nature.
DISCUSSION PAPER
Invisible Work, Visible Impacts: Gender, Migrants, and Informal Food Trade amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Global South
MiFOOD Paper No. 27 — This paper examines the abrupt and far-reaching consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on women engaged in the informal food sector within the Global South. It highlights the deepening effects of the pandemic on food insecurity, gender inequality, and economic disparities. Based on a case study of…
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
THESIS
South-South Migration: Examining the Links Between Food Security and Migration from Ghana to Qatar
— PhD Thesis — This dissertation contributes to the migration-development literature by integrating food security into the analysis of South-South migration. While migration and development have been extensively studied, the connection between migration and food security remains underexplored, particularly in South-South migration contexts. The dissertation highlights the role of migration as both…
BOOK
Nicola Piper, Kavita Datta. (eds.) (2024). The Elgar Companion to Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals. Edward Elgar Publishing.