MiFOOD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Zack Ahmed participated in the Africa–Gulf Migration, Mobility and Trade: Past and Present, Policy and Prospects workshop, held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 9–11 September 2026. The workshop was convened by the Gulf Labour Markets, Migration and Population (GLMM) Programme of the Gulf Research Center, the African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC), and the University of Cape Town Migration and Mobility Hub, together with several international partners.
Zack presented the upcoming MiFOOD Paper, “Labour Migration, Remittances and Food (In)security in a South-South Context: Evidence from the Kenya-Qatar Corridor,” co-authored with Fatuma Ali and Jonathan Crush, as part of a session on work, working arrangements, and gender labour migration. Drawing on mixed-methods research with migrant-sending households, return migrants, and left-behind family members in Nairobi, the paper examines how migration and remittances shape food security across both origin and destination. It highlights how remittances can improve household food access in Kenya while these gains may depend on migrants navigating precarious working and food environments in Qatar.
Zack also served as a discussant for papers in the session on trade, traders, and the everyday lives of Africans in the Gulf. The workshop provided a valuable opportunity to share MiFOOD research and engage with scholars and practitioners examining the many dimensions of Africa–Gulf migration, including labour mobility, migrant livelihoods, trade, governance, social protection, and development.
Download the workshop programme HERE.