Type | Thesis or Dissertation - Master's Theses |
Title | Remittance and Migration: Impact on Technology Adoption, Natural Resource Conservation, and Household Welfare |
Author(s) | |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2014 |
URL | http://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4118&context=gradschool_theses |
Abstract | Nepal)is)the)perfect)country)to)study)all)the)facets)of)migration,)sustainable) agriculture)and)their)subsequent)impact)on)food)systems.)Droves!of!migrants)are) leaving)rural)Nepal for)higher)incomes)to)cover)household)daily)expenses. The) Government)of)Nepal)(GON))encourages)migration)as)a)means)to)reduce)poverty,)and remittance)already)amounts)to)25.83% of)GDP,)and)it)is)expected)to)grow)(Nepal)Bastra) Bank)2014,)Thieme)and)Wyss 2005,)Yang)2011).)However,)it)is)still)unclear)whether)the mass)exodus)from)rural)areas)and)the growing)dependence)on)remittance,)the!portion! of!the!migrant workers'!earnings!sent!back!to!the!migrant’s!family,!will exacerbate) food)insecurity)in)the)long)run. For)migration)and)remittance)to foster)sustainable) development,)this)non[labor)income has)to)eventually)be)channeled)toward)productive) investments.) The)most)obvious)use)of)remittance)income)that)could)foster)economic)growth) in)rural)Nepal is)to)finance)inputs)that)increase)agricultural)productivity.)Agricultural) development)has)been)the)crux)of)many national)and)international)development) proposals; it)is)considered)the)main)objective)in)U.S.)Government)initiatives)such)as) Feed)the)Future)by)USAID)(Nepal)FY). However, increasing)economic)growth)through) agricultural)development)should)be)weighted)by)the)potential)environmental) degradation)(Frost)et)al.)2007).)Otherwise,)increasing agricultural)productivity)may) exacerbate)food)insecurity)problems)(Mgbenka)et)al.)2012). The impact!of!migration! and!remittance!on!agricultural!productivity and!natural!resource!conservation!may! also!be!accelerated!by!the!simultaneous!investment in!education. |
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