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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 […]

MiFOOD researchers participated in the 13th International Conference on Population Geographies, held from June 23 to 26, 2026, in Nanjing, China. With the theme “Population Geographies in an Era of Demographic Transition,” ICPG 2026 brought together scholars from around the world to discuss population change, migration, mobility, socio-spatial inequality and sustainable development. MiFOOD researchers were

On June 8, 2026, MiFOOD’s partner in India, the International Institute for Migration and Development (IIMAD), hosted an inception workshop for three MiFOOD research projects at its City Office in Kumarapuram, Kerala. The workshop welcomed Dr. Ginu Zacharia Oommen, Chairperson of the Kerala State Food Commission, who interacted with the research teams and shared valuable

The MiFOOD Network and the Remitting for Resilience (R2) project hosted a seminar on July 10, 2026, with R2 project partner Professor Tim Brown from Queen Mary University of London, who presented early findings from the project’s field research in Zimbabwe. Titled “Remitting for Resilience (R2): Report from Zimbabwe,” the seminar focused on formal and

MiFOOD Network scholar Dr. Sean T. Sithole has published a new Balsillie Paper, Fintech, Financial Inclusion and Digital Remittances in Southern Africa. The paper examines how financial technology is transforming cross-border remittance systems in Southern Africa, with particular attention to the South Africa–Zimbabwe corridor. Sithole explores the growing role of mobile money, e-wallets, digital platforms

MiFOOD scholar Dr. Sean Sithole from University of the Western Cape in South Africa was recently featured in an episode of the Displacements: An IMRC Podcast Series, where he shared insights on the evolving role of financial technology (fintech) in shaping remittance systems and migrant livelihoods. In the episode titled “Conversation with Sean Sithole: Fintech

Researchers from the MiFOOD Network at the Institute for Social Development (ISD) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town, South Africa, organised a momentous policy forum on March 26, 2026. The event brought together community leaders, researchers, service providers, individuals with policy backgrounds, and people with lived experience to translate emerging evidence

The MiFOOD Network, in partnership with the University of Nairobi (UON), convened leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in Nairobi for a two-day conference titled “Gendered Entrepreneurship & the Urban Informal Food Ecosystem: Findings from the MiFOOD Women Feeding Cities Project.” The conference that took place on February 9-11 brought together researchers from Africa, Latin America

The MiFOOD Network is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the African Journal of Governance and Development (AJGD) titled Climate Change, Mobility, and Food Systems in Africa: Intersections, Vulnerabilities, and Pathways to Resilience. The special issue brings together a collection of empirical, conceptual, and review-based papers examining how climate change is

The Women Feeding Cities (WFC) Mexico research team, based at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), convened a Policy Engagement Workshop on 11 December 2025 (10:00–13:00) in the city of Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. The workshop brought together 14 participants (12 women and 2 men), including women involved in informal food vending and a cross-section of local