Food remittances :: migration and food security in Africa /

There is considerable evidence from across the African continent that a significant proportion of cash remittances to rural areas is spent on food. However, bidirectional food remitting -- its drivers, dimensions and impacts -- is an underdeveloped research and policy area. This report therefore rev...

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Hauptverfasser: Crush, Jonathan, 1953- (VerfasserIn), Caesar, Mary (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Waterloo, Ontario : Southern African Migration Programme, 2016.
Schriftenreihe:Migration policy series ; no. 72.
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Zusammenfassung:There is considerable evidence from across the African continent that a significant proportion of cash remittances to rural areas is spent on food. However, bidirectional food remitting -- its drivers, dimensions and impacts -- is an underdeveloped research and policy area. This report therefore reviews the current state of knowledge about food remittances in Africa and aims to make a number of contributions to the study of the relationship between migration and food security.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (51 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-48).
ISBN:9781920596255
1920596259