Nicole Paganini
Programme Lead - Urban Food Futures
Nicole's research focuses on rethinking the urban-food nexus for more inclusive and resilient urban futures. Her specific interests include the right to food, co-creation of knowledge with local communities, and feminist research approaches. Nicole obtained a PhD from Hohenheim University for her work on a food justice perspective in urban agriculture.
A Feminist Call to Transform Urban Food Systems at CFS
30 years of democracy: A reflection on transition without transformation ahead of South Africa's election
Pioneering systems change: grassroots action forges gender-just pathways to accountability
From scoping to action research: Implementation of five pathways for more resilient and inclusive urban food systems in Cape Town and Nairobi
Exploring pathways to urban food system transformation
Pathways to transform urban food systems
Food system transformation requires a compass: Ours is the progressive realization of the right to food in low-income urban settings
Kitchens, gender and unlearning feminism
Could “Urban Nutrition Hubs” offer a systemic response to entrenched hunger and inequality?
With pots and pens to parliament – Understanding and responding to crises through a critical feminist lens
Empowered women: Re-imagining food and community in Cape Town
Beyond Food Aid: A “Kitchen Retreat” reimagines community in the Cape Flats
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Kutathmini michango ya vibanda, vioski, na mikahawa midogo inayoendeshwa na wanawake katika biashara za chakula jijini Nairobi, Kenya
Makala haya yanatoa wito wa kuzingatia zaidi hali ya kutengwa kwa wanawake na yanatoa mapendekezo ya sera kusaidia wauzaji wa sekta isiyo rasmi.
Written by Christian Sonntag, Emmanuel Atamba, Nicole Paganini, William Onura, Maureen Musya, Evans Otibine, Omondi Okoyo, Patrick Njoroge, Jane Masta, Anthony Kwache
Published on Oct 21, 2024
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Kwa nini mabadiliko ya mfumo wa chakula wa mijini yanahitaji mtazamo wa ufeministi
Makala haya yanatetea mabadiliko ya mifumo ya chakula mijini kwa kutambua jukumu muhimu la wanawake katika kuimarisha usalama wa chakula, hasa katika jamii zilizotengwa.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Zayaan Khan, Joanne Harding, Violet Shivutse, Nomonde Buthelezi, Lena Bassermann, Thembeka Sikobi, William Onura
Published on Oct 17, 2024
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Why urban food system transformation requires a feminist approach
This paper advocates for transforming urban food systems by recognising the crucial role of women in enhancing food security, particularly in marginalised communities.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Zayaan Khan, Joanne Harding, Violet Shivutse, Nomonde Buthelezi, Lena Bassermann, Thembeka Sikobi, William Onura
Published on Oct 17, 2024
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Evaluating the contributions of women-run market stalls, kiosks and eateries in Nairobi, Kenya
This article calls for a stronger focus on women's marginalisation and provides policy recommendations to support informal vendors.
Written by Christian Sonntag, Emmanuel Atamba, Nicole Paganini, Maureen Musya, Evans Otibine, Omondi Okoyo, Patrick Njoroge, Jane Masta, Anthony Kwache
Published on Oct 17, 2024
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Kutheni utshintsho lwemisebenzi yokuveliswa kuye ekutyiweni kokutya ezidolophini kufuna indlela yabaxhasi nabaxhobisa abasetyhini
Eli phepha likhuthaza ukuguqulwa kweenkqubo zokutya zasezidolophini ngokuqaphela indima ebalulekileyo yabasetyhini ekuphuculeni ukhuseleko lokutya, ngakumbi kwiindawo zoluntu ezihlelelekileyo.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Zayaan Khan, Joanne Harding, Violet Shivutse, Nomonde Buthelezi, Lena Bassermann, Thembeka Sikobi, William Onura
Published on Oct 17, 2024
Info Brief
A feminist perspective on urban food system transformation
This publication delves into the critical yet often unnoticed roles of women in addressing food insecurity and fortifying urban resilience.
Written by Nicole Paganini
Published on Mar 07, 2024
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Getting the story right and telling it well
This Chapter featured in "Writing Together" published by transcript Verlag, authored by Nicole Paganini & Sanelisiwe Nyaba (Mimi), explores the decolonization of research & academic writing through storytelling and collaborative writing.
Written by Sanelisiwe Nyaba, Nicole Paganini
Published on Sep 20, 2023
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The Megatrend Concept and Reflections on it
An opinion brief from the Urban Food Futures programme reflecting on the concept of megatrends as an approach to address the transformation of African urban and food systems
Written by Gareth Haysom, Nicole Paganini
Published on Sep 20, 2023
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Culinary Canvas: Exploring Intersectionality and Crises through Cape Town's Feminist Flavors
An opinion brief from the Urban Food Futures programme analysing the role of social capital in building resilience against polycrises from a gender perspective.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Zayaan Khan
Published on Sep 20, 2023
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Iindlela zokutshintsha imisebenzi yokuveliswa kuye ekutyiweni kokutya ezidolophini
Ndaphelelela ukufinyelela ingxaki yokutya ngokungathengi ngokulawulo ngokuzimele.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Verskillende we ë om stedelike voedselstelsels te transformeer
Geleidelik besef die reg op voedsel deur 'n versterkte informele sektor.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Voies à emprunter pour transformer les systèmes alimentaires urbains
Progressivement réaliser le droit à l'alimentation grâce à un secteur informel renforcé.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Njia za kubadilisha mifumo ya chakula mijini
Kutimiza kwa taratibu haki ya chakula kupitia sekta isiyo rasmi iliyoimarishwa.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Pathways to transform urban food systems
Progressively realizing the right to food through a strengthened informal sector
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Mar 23, 2023
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A Human Rights-Based Approach to Food Security in Kenya and South Africa
Exploring rights-based approaches to food security in low-income urban settings
Written by Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Maureen Gitagia, David Osogo, Antonina Mutoro, Nicole Paganini
Published on Mar 01, 2023
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Cape Town’s Food and Nutrition Crisis: Crafting systemic responses to systemic challenges
Highlights of policy event held from 18-19 November 2022 in Cape Town.
Written by Luke Metelerkamp, Lena Bassermann, Nicole Paganini
Published on Feb 10, 2023
Working Paper
What's cooking? Adding critical feminist research to the pot
How community kitchens, school feeding programmes and informal savings schemes support communities in time of crises and food insecurity
Written by J. Battersby, K. Ben-Zeev, N. Buthelezi, I. Fabricci, M. Fakazi, S. Kiragu-Wissler, Y. Magazi, P. Njoroge, H. Nyaba, S. Nyaba, M. Nyambura, A. Owade, N. Paganini, C. Peters, W. Peukers, P. Silwana, E. Sango, J. Weru
Published on Oct 27, 2022
Info Brief
Urban Commons: Community kitchens, saving schemes, and school feeding programmes
Exploring the potential urban commons hold as spaces for social cohesion and nutrition justice
Written by Jane Battersby, Keren Ben-Zeev, Nomonde Buthelezi, Matilda Fazaki, Serah Kiragu-Wissler, Patrick Njoroge, Sanelisiwe Nayaba, Atula Owade, Nicole Paganini, Caroline Peters, Wendy Peuker, Pamela Silwana, Edouard Sango, Mary Wambui, Samuel Wairimu,Jane Weru
Published on Mar 17, 2022
Info Brief
Food Flows: Community kitchens and gardens in Gugulethu, Cape Town
Mapping existing community kitchens and gardens in the informal settlement Gugulethu in Cape Town
Written by Deon Lottering, Kathrin Krause, Nomonde Buthelezi, Busi Selena, Pamela Silwana, Nicole Paganini, Jane Battersby, Gareth Haysom
Published on Mar 17, 2022
Info Brief
Ten Facts about Urban Agriculture in Nairobi
Factsheet on farming in the Kenyan capital
Written by Nicole Paganini, Haidee Swanby, Samuel Wairimu, Edouard Sango
Published on Dec 02, 2021
Info Brief
Ten Facts about Urban Agriculture in Ouagadougou
Factsheet on farming in Burkina Faso's capital city
Written by Nicole Paganini, Haidee Swanby, Samuel Wairimu, Edouard Sango
Published on Dec 02, 2021
Info Brief
Ten Facts about Urban Agriculture in Cape Town
Factsheet on farming in South Africa's second city
Written by Nicole Paganini, Haidee Swanby, Samuel Wairimu, Edouard Sango
Published on Dec 02, 2021
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Dialing up Critical Feminist Research as Lockdown Dialed us Down: How a Pandemic Sparked Community Food Dialogs in Cape Town, South Africa
A co-authored paper reporting on household food security during the pandemic in four neighborhoods of the Cape Flats
Written by Nicole Paganini, Keren Ben-Zeev, Khutala Bokolo, Nomonde Buthelezi, Sanelisiwe Nyaba, Haidee Swanby
Published on Nov 15, 2021