Remittance and Migration: Impact on Technology Adoption, Natural Resource Conservation, and Household Welfare

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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