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 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...

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South-South Migration: Examining the Links Between Food Security and Migration from Ghana to Qatar

Bernard Owusu

— 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…

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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

Laeba Khan

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

Bernard Owusu

— 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.

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