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Migration, Food Security and Development: Insights from Rural India
No full textThis book examines the role of migration as a livelihood strategy in influencing food access among rural households. Migration forms a key component of livelihoods for an increasing number of rural households in many developing countries. Importantly, there is now a growing consensus among academics and policymakers on the potential positive effects of migration in promoting human development. Concurrently, the significance of food security as an important development objective has grown tremendously, and the Sustainable Development Goals agenda envisages eliminating all forms of malnutrition. However, the academic and policy discussions on these two issues have largely proceeded in silos, with little attention devoted to the relationship they bear with each other. Using the conceptual frameworks of 'entitlements' and 'sustainable livelihoods', this book seeks to fill this gap in the context of India - a country with the most food-insecure people in the world and where migration is integral to rural livelihoods
Male Circular Migration, Rural-Urban and Gender Dynamics, and Food Security in India (MiFOOD Paper No.28)
Full text linkThis paper examines the ways in which male circular migration as a household livelihood strategy affects food access among rural households in India. Circular male labor migration is the dominant form of labor mobility in many parts of India. This migration pattern creates important rural-urban linkages through income transfers and alters the gender power relations within the migrant-sending households. Drawing on empirical research in Siwan district in the eastern state of Bihar, this paper analyzes the influence of these dynamics of migration on household food security, with the larger objective of bridging the divide that currently exists between migration and food security agendas in global development research and practice
Gendered livelihoods: migrating men, left-behind women and household food security in India
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Of Left-Behind Places and People: Inequality, Labour Migration and Development in India (NIAS/SSc/IHD/U/WP/22/2021)
Full text linkThis paper reviews the relationship between inequality, labour migration and development in India, with a focus on those who are left behind. The paper concentrates on spatial inequalities and inequalities between population groups and argues that these inequalities are creating left-behind places and left-behind populations. It also identifies potential implications of being left behind
Migration, urbanization and food security in the global south: evidence from urban India (NIAS/SSc/IHD/U/RR/02/2025)
Full text linkThis report looks at the linkages between migration, urbanisation and food security in India. Urban-centric nature of India’s recent economic growth is driving millions of rural dwellers to seek livelihoods in cities. But urban expansion is occurring without decent jobs which can make rural-urban migrants vulnerable to food and nutritional insecurity. Using a case-study approach involving primary survey with nearly 600 low-skilled migrant workers in the fast- growing city of Bengaluru, this research shows overall high levels of food insecurity among migrants and argues that food research and policy agendas in India that have hitherto focused on rural areas must expand to cities and towns where food and nutritional insecurity are increasingly concentrated
No. 28: Male Circular Migration, Rural-Urban and Gender Dynamics, and Food Security in India
No full textThis paper examines the ways in which male circular migration as a household livelihood strategy affects food access among rural households in India. Circular male labor migration is the dominant form of labor mobility in many parts of India. This migration pattern creates important rural-urban linkages through income transfers and alters the gender power relations within the migrant-sending households. Drawing on empirical research in Siwan district in the eastern state of Bihar, this paper analyzes the influence of these dynamics of migration on household food security, with the larger objective of bridging the divide that currently exists between migration and food security agendas in global development research and practice
Livelihoods on the Move: Understanding the Linkages Between Migration and Household Food Security in India
Full text linkThis thesis examines the role of internal migration as a livelihood strategy in influencing food access among rural households. Internal migration has become a key component of livelihood strategies for an increasing number of rural households across many countries in the developing world. Importantly, unlike earlier periods when migration was often viewed as a problem, there is now a growing consensus among academics and policy makers on the potential positive effects of migration in reducing poverty and promoting sustainable human development. Concurrently, the significance of “food security for all” as an important development objective has been rising, particularly since the 2007-08 global food crisis. However, the academic and policy discussions on these two issues have largely tended to proceed in silos, with little attention devoted to the relationship they bear with each other. This thesis attempts to fill this gap in the specific context of India, the country with the most underfed people in the world and where internal migration has traditionally been central to rural livelihoods. Using a case-study approach, involving primary survey data collected from an equally representative sample of 392 migrant and non-migrant households from the high outmigration district of Siwan in western Bihar, this thesis provides empirical household-level insights on the interface between migration and food security. The empirical evidence in this thesis asserts an appreciation of three key pathways that shape these forward-backward linkages: i) the role of food and livelihood safety nets in influencing households’ food security situation and their migration decisions; ii) the extent to which migrants’ remittances are received by households and the manner in which they are used; and iii) the ways that migration affects gender dynamics within households. The findings reported in this thesis warrant a pressing policy need to better integrate migration in future food policy research and practice
Circular male migration, rural-urban linkages and household food security in India
No full textThis chapter looks at ways in which male circular migration as a household livelihood strategy affects food access among rural households in India. Circular male labour migration is the dominant form of labour mobility in many parts of India. This migration pattern creates important rural-urban linkages through income transfers and alters within-household gender power relations. This chapter analyses the bearing of these dynamics of migration on household food security, with the larger objective of bridging the divide that currently exists between migration and food security agendas in global development research and practice
Rural-Urban Migration and Urban Livelihoods in India
No full textThis article looks at the nature and patterns of urban livelihoods in India, with a focus on low-skilled migrant workers engaged in the informal sector. It places urban livelihoods in the broader context of structural transformation and livelihood change in India and shows that even though migrant workers contribute significantly to country’s increasingly urban-centric economy, they remain ignored in policymaking. The paper analyses the reasons for this disregard and argues for the need to integrate low-skilled migrant workers in India’s urban policy to promote inclusive and sustainable development
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