Kakuma is a town in the Northwestern part of Kenya that hosts the Kakuma Refugee
Camp. The camp has been in existence since 1992 and currently hosts over
101,000 refugees who have fled wars in neighboring countries such as Sudan,
Somalia and Ethiopia (UNHCR, 2013). There are few cases of Ugandans, Burundians
and Congolese at the camp, but their numbers are not as high. Most refugees
eventually migrate to other countries (mostly developed countries), and face
several challenges as they...
November 14, 2013
August 21, 2013
Chinese Food Preferences in the GTA
A review of ‘Immigration and Chinese Food
Preferences in the Greater Toronto Area’ by Adekunle, Filson and Sethuratnam
(2013), Forthcoming
in International Journal of Consumer Studies
In 2009 field research was conducted
in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) by the ethno-cultural vegetable (ECV) project
team to better understand the connection between ethnicity and food
consumption. Since then the information
collected...
July 18, 2013
The Potential of ECV in CSAs
“Local food” is now a common term as
the Local Food Movement is becoming increasingly popular. Right in the grocery store consumers can
search for the green and white Foodland Ontario symbol. Options also include buying directly from the
farmers at the farm gate or by attending bustling farmers markets. Gardens are a do-it-yourself kind of local
that can be done even in the city.
Another way to...
January 30, 2013
Pigweed consumption: it’s richer than you think!
Pigweed or Amaranthus dubius is an indigenous
vegetable in Asia, Europe and Africa. It is a rare species in North America but
it is possible to spot a few plantations, like I did last summer within the
downtown area of Guelph. With climate modifications becoming an increasing
concern in developing countries, farmers in several Kenyan communities are
growing Amaranthus to deal with food
and nutritional insecurity due to its drought resistant nature. Amaranthus is a fast growing plant
species...
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