Participatory Visual Methods can contribute to Food Security research

One of the benefits of this form of research is that the research participants can have a sense of ownership and input into the research

“Participatory Visual Research Methods (PVMs) can help researchers gain deeper and more grounded perspective of the experiences of people who are affected by the topic of their research.”

So said Gill Black from the Sustainable Livelihood Foundation (SLF), during a PVM workshop hosted by the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE) on 13 November 2018, in partnership with Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn).

The workshop was aimed at facilitating a conversation about the potential for PVMs to be used in research about food insecurity and related issues. “Our hope is that food security researchers will gain a broad understanding of PVMs in order to then consider if these methods might be useful in their own research,” said Dr Camilla Adelle, of GovInn and CoE.

One of the benefits of this form of research is that the research participants can have a sense of ownership and input into the research, as they can be involved from conceptualization to data analysis.