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Prof. S. Irudaya Rajan, the lead of the MiFOOD team in India, has unveiled findings from the Kerala Migration Survey 2023, conducted by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation with support from MiFOOD partner, the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD). The survey was conducted with 20,000 households across Kerala. The Kerala Migration […]

The MiFOOD Network and the Hungry Cities Partnership (HCP) are delighted to announce the award of a new three-year project grant by the Government of Canada through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)’s 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition. This $2.4 million grant entitled “Remitting for Resilience

MiFOOD researchers in Singapore publish a new paper titled “Migrant domestic workers and transnational foodcare chains in pandemic times” in the journal Geographical Research. Drawing on migrant women’s experiences during the pandemic, as they sought to secure access to food for themselves and for left-behind children and family members in Indonesia and the Philippines, the

MiFOOD researchers contribute to the newly published book “Research Handbook on Migration, Gender and COVID-19” that investigates the immediate and longer-term implications of the pandemic on gender dynamics and roles in international migration. The book edited by Marie McAuliffe and Céline Bauloz is part of the “Elgar Handbooks in Migration” series. Chapters contributed by MiFOOD

The MiFOOD team in Ecuador organized the workshop and photo exhibit “Migration and Food (In)Security: Resilient Narratives and Post-pandemic Memory”. The project team presented the results from the first year of the MiFOOD Quito project and inauguration of the photo exhibition “Migration and Food Insecurity: Resilient Narratives and Post-Pandemic Memory” in the Centre for Contemporary

On Feb 21, 2024, the MiFOOD network launched its new website mifood.org. The Director of MiFOOD, Prof. Jonathan Crush and research manager Zhenzhong Si gave an overview of the MiFOOD project and outputs. The website developer Jacob Buurma from Vibrant Content talked about the key features and content of the website. The content of the

MiFOOD Team Leader, Professor S Irudaya Rajan, edits Special Issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies on return migration to South and South East Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This special issue does a comprehensive coverage of several topics related to return migration. It has adopted an interdisciplinary lens in understanding issues related to return migration thereby

The MiFOOD network and the Women Feeding Cities project jointly host a workshop with the University of Namibia in Windhoek on October 16, 2023. The workshop titled “After the Pandemic: Perspectives on International Migration and Food Insecurity” showcases eight presentations highlighting cutting-edge research in the dynamic interactions between migration and food insecurity during and after

HCP partner Abel Chikanda presents his research on urban food insecurity in southern Africa at the Larger Lecture webinar series of McMaster University. The presentation provides an overview of the extent of food insecurity in Southern African Cities and argues for the development of the social infrastructure that support the economic activities of the urban