Two african immigrant graduate students reflect on food access, food (in)security, and community during the pandemic

Ayande, Ruthfirst E. A.; Chilufya, Jedaidah

doi:10.1080/07409710.2021.1984531

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“…Thirty-seven papers contained original research, four papers were commentaries [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ], one was a viewpoint [ 29 ], one was an opinion piece [ 30 ], two were literature searches [ 31 , 32 ], and one was a letter to the editor [ 33 ]. ( Table 2 ).…”

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“…( Table 2 ). Thirty-five studies mainly or totally used the term “food insecurity” [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ], six used “food security” [ 25 , 30 , 32 , 63 , 64 , 65 ], and five used both [ 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ].…”

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“…Among the 46 studies included in this scoping review [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ], half of them were conducted in America [ 28 , 29 , 31 , 33 , 40 , 42 , 43 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 <...…”

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“…Eight studies [ 36 , 38 , 39 , 41 , 44 , 62 , 64 , 67 ] were focused exclusively on migrants from Asia (China, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Syria). Eight papers included exclusively African migrants (from Ghana, Zambia, Congo, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, and other African countries that were not specified) [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 32 , 40 , 45 , 65 , 66 ]. Eleven studies focused exclusively on Latin American migrants (from El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Cuba, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and other countries in Central and South America) [ 28 , 31 , 33 , 42 , 47 , 48 , 54 , 61 , 63 , 69 , 70 ], and two studies included migrants from Oceania (Republic of the Marshall Islands) [ 43 , 49 ].…”

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Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Ahmed

Benavente

Díaz

2023

IJERPH

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The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the measures imposed to control it have impacted food security globally, particularly among vulnerable populations. Food insecurity, in turn, has repercussions on health, exacerbating pre-existing inequalities. This scoping review maps the literature describing associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity among migrants, with a particular view toward health. A total of 909 papers were extracted through four electronic databases, and 46 studies were included. The migrant populations described originated mainly from Latin America (11/46) and were located in North America (21/46). Most studies included refugees and asylum seekers (20/46). The main challenges described were financial hardship (28/46), the effect of migrants’ documentation status on using public food aid (13/46), and the suspension of or reduction in humanitarian assistance due to the economic recession (7/46). The impact of food insecurity on migrants’ mental and physical health was described in 26 of the 46 studies. Authorities in all destination countries should focus their attention and efforts into ensuring nutrition security for migrants in a holistic way, including their economic and legal integration, to be better prepared for health crises in the future.

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Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Ahmed

Benavente

Díaz

2023

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“…Though, the recent pandemic may have given an unexpected jolt to this model as a clear distance from cultural norms has been observed. Published examples include the reduction of commensal food circles (Fourat et al, 2021;cf Sobal, 2003), including the many Muslims who were discouraged from participating in the traditional homecoming of Mudik and the disconnect of family relationships during Silaturahmi in Indonesia (Kusumawati et al, 2022); the travails of finding traditional foods by African students studying in the USA during COVID-19 (Ayande and Chilufya, 2021); food culture insecurity experienced by American and international university students in Nevada (Wright et al, 2021); and mothers reportedly unable to prepare desired meals of their social background due to product unavailability and the increased cost of procuring the ingredients in London (Porter et al, 2022). Steele et al (2020) expressed concerns over the aggressiveness in the advertising of ultraprocessed foods during the pandemic in Brazil.…”

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Cultural food distancing: a conceptual discourse on the evolution of seminal to present and future models of traditional food practices

Feldman

Wunderlich²

2022

BFJ

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PurposeThis manuscript focuses on theoretical past, present and future models for defining food culture and cuisine, comparing these principles with contemporary literature evidence of transformative global food practices during public health and environmental crisis. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to explain the point at which traditional practices are discernible from the effects of modern technology, globalization, marketing and the virtualization of consumption. The paper explains how current local and global ecologies contribute to the retainment or disassembly of established culinary borders.Design/methodology/approachThis is a theoretical paper that highlights seminal and present discourse on food cultural practices. Furthermore, it underlines the cultural changes during environmental crises and whether these cultural transformations in food practices will be lasting. The authors suggest a perspective model for the future.FindingsDeciphering whether traditional foodways are moderated by modernity and environmental changes is very complex and multifactorial. This is likely nuanced by the availability of commodities and the steadfastness of particular cultures. Whether or not consumers embrace a new food product is likely contingent on their fundamental familiarity with and availability of the product's traditional components. The integrity of traditional foodstuffs will continue to be valued and demanded by broad groups of consumers into the foreseeable future.Research limitations/implicationsAs a primary objective, food producers, manufacturers and governments should not seek to actively diminish cultural borders and markets. Industry and governmental strategists should embrace and promote cultural food messages in any interventional strategies on household food security or marketing strategies and campaigns. The gathering of information from grassroot cultural groups about traditional food practices should ground the development of new policies and products.Practical implicationsUnderstanding the complexities surrounding traditional cuisines and food ways gives insight into the future of traditional food cultures and how they change. The food industry is undergoing profound transformation due to climate change; the decrease of arable land; environmental crisis, such as floods and droughts; war; food insecurity; aging populations; and chronic food-related diseases and disorders. Therefore, new food products are essential to adjust to these issues. However, the use and effectiveness of these foods would likely be enhanced if they were tailored with ingredients and techniques that have meaning to particular cultural groups.Social implicationsSocial connectivity, the shared experiences of eating together (and the contingent health benefits) may have been subject to contemporaneous or permanent change due to transformation in local and global food ecologies. Whether or not consumers embrace new food products may be contingent on their fundamental familiarity with its traditional components. The integrity of traditional foodstuffs is likely to continue to be valued and demanded by broad groups of consumers into the foreseeable future.Originality/valueSeminal food culture theories are still being utilized in recent publications to explain contemporary practices, particularly in times of crisis such as the recent pandemic. Current scholarship has indicated, to degrees, that links to traditional food practices may be strong, evolving or are becoming more obscure as they are incorporated into a global fabric. There are gaps in the literature that necessitate more exportation of the impact of environmental changes and health crisis on cultural and traditional food practices. This further raises questions about how the formative theories on food culture apply to modern and future food practices.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Agri-Food Systems in West Africa

El Bilali,

Dambo,

Nanema

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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A growing body of evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic affected not only the functioning of food supply chains but also the performance and outcomes of agri-food systems. In this context, this paper analyses the scholarly literature dealing with the impacts of the pandemic on West African agriculture and food systems. A search carried out on the Web of Science in March 2023 returned 176 records and 87 eligible documents were included in the systematic review. The bibliometric analysis suggests a decreasing interest in the research field. Moreover, a large share of the eligible articles are authored by researchers based outside West Africa. There is a research gap, especially in Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Niger and Togo. Studies focus on the crop production subsector and consumption stage. The pandemic affected all four dimensions/pillars of food security (viz. availability, access, utilisation/use, and stability). However, most of the analysed documents focus on food access (economic accessibility and physical accessibility). Moreover, COVID-19 affected all the dimensions of agri-food systems (viz. environmental, economic, social, and political) but the analysed articles focus on the pandemic’s socio-economic impacts, especially those relating to food security and health. The promotion of research on the impacts of the pandemic on agri-food systems in West Africa is paramount to designing the evidence-based policies needed to improve the preparedness of the region for current and future crises and shocks.

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Two african immigrant graduate students reflect on food access, food (in)security, and community during the pandemic

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Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Cultural food distancing: a conceptual discourse on the evolution of seminal to present and future models of traditional food practices

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Agri-Food Systems in West Africa

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