Understanding the Implications of Migration for Pro-poor Agricultural Growth

Abstract

This paper seeks to clarify the nature of changes and trends in rural-urban migration, the relevance of local labour markets and remittances and their place within the livelihoods strategies of the rural poor and to indicate the ways in which donor policies should be adapted to address these changes and trends.

Citation

Paper presented at the DAC/POVNET Agriculture Task Group Meeting, Helsinki, 17-18 June, 2004, 22 pp.

Understanding the Implications of Migration for Pro-poor Agricultural Growth

Published 1 January 2004