migration

MIGRATION

Webinar
November 24, 2021
Migration and Global Agri-Food Systems: Insights from CGIAR Research and Beyond
This webinar will focus on the interface between migration and agriculture, as well as the way that gender and youth status influence the drivers, impacts, and dynamics of migration, and what policies could help extend its benefits and reduce its costs.
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EnGendering Data Blog
June 11, 2021
Stories of change: Analyzing aspirations of rural women and men
Study in Kenya sought to understand where rural women and men see their opportunities and what role farming plays in their aspired future.
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Webinar
June 3, 2021
Feminization of agriculture: Building evidence to debunk myths on current challenges and opportunities (Webinar #1)
This 1st webinar in the series will focus on dynamics and impacts of migration on gender relations in agriculture and natural resource domains.
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Publications
January 8, 2021
Rural outmigration and the gendered patterns of agricultural labor in Nepal
While male outmigration from rural areas increases the number of women farm managers, it doesn't shift the composition of their productive activities.
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Blog
November 24, 2020
Climate shocks reduce temporary urban out-migration rates in Eastern Africa
New paper explores how people in the region respond to changes in labor opportunities due to climate variability—extreme temperature and rainfall shocks.
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Webinar
November 16, 2020
WEBINAR: Migration and gender dynamics in irrigation governance in Nepal
Widespread male migration from rural areas is one of the most important forces shaping agrarian transformation in Nepal. How does it affect irrigation governance?
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Publications
December 26, 2019
Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa: Beyond Stylized Facts
The new book questions some of the stylized facts that underpin the prevailing narratives and policy debates about youth employment in rural Africa.
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Webinar
May 3, 2019
WEBINAR: Determinants of rural youth migration throughout the developing world
Alan de Brauw (IFPRI) discusses determinants of internal migration by youth within five countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania.
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Blog
April 18, 2018
Youth migration and labor constraints in African agrarian households
The new paper investigates how youth migration in Ethiopia and Malawi affects household labor, hired labor demand, and income, and whether these effects vary by migrant sex and destination.
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