Digitalising food assistance

Political economy, governance and food security effects across the Global North-South divide

A major 3-year ESRC- funded project examining how digitalising food assistance has influenced access to food for marginalised populations and its role as a source of power. We’re working in Sudan, India and the UK. The project is situated in the SOAS Food Studies Centre.

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Sudan

Sudan is a country in protracted political and humanitarian crisis, where digital practices have been used in food assistance since the 2010s and later in social welfare.

India

India is a lower-middle income country, with digital practices introduced in public (food) distribution from 2010 onwards.

United Kingdom

The UK is a high-income country with rising levels of food insecurity, and since 2010 government social assistance has been digital by default.