FooCo - Food Security and Conflict Dynamics in northern Kenya

Status

running

Topics

  • Violent Environments and Infrastructures

The project FooCo—Food Security and Conflict Dynamics in northern Kenya—was a collaborative research project of BICC and Caritas Germany, which is financed by Caritas Germany. A pilot study on the interrelations between acute food crises and violent conflicts is conducted with the view to developing a larger transdisciplinary research project on the same topic with diverse humanitarian actors. The pilot study used Marsabit county, which is strongly affected by food crises and violent conflict, as a case study combining qualitative social science methods with visualisation methods of participatory rural appraisals. The empirical research was conducted in close collaboration with the local non-governmental organisations CARITAS Marsabit and PACIDA, which are active in the humanitarian and peace-building sectors. The study aimed to identify the interrelations between acute food crises and violent conflicts to assess local communities’ diverse needs and potentials to positively transform the local conflicts through humanitarian and peace-building support. Field research was undertaken in November 2022, with a research report expected to be written by March 2023.

Project Team

Partner

  • Ccaritas International
  • Caritas Marsabit
  • PACIDA - Pastoral Community Initiative and Development Assistance

Funder

  • Caritas Germany

Duration of project

September 2022 - March 2023

Publications

Report

Müller-Koné, M., & Etzold, B.

Peace came from the herders. Supporting peace amidst drought, food insecurity and conflict. Lessons from Marsabit County, Kenya

BICC , Bonn (2023)

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Report

Etzold, B., & Müller-Koné, M.

Boundary-Making in a Contested Space. Food Security and Conflict Dynamics in Marsabit, Kenya

bicc , Bonn (2023)

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