Short-term Migration and Consumption Expenditure of Households in Rural India

Chandrasekhar, S.; Das, M. M.; Sharma, Ajay

doi:10.1080/13600818.2014.964194

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“…As per the NSS survey, a household comprises a group of people who live together and share a common kitchen, excluding guests, visitors and all those who stay away from the household for more than 6 months. However, some who stay away for more than 6 months and reside at home for the rest of the months are still technically part of the household and could potentially be termed short-term migrants (Chandrasekhar et al 2014). district-to-district movements to capture the impact of movements away from source regions.…”

Section: Migrationmentioning

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The impact of water access on short‐term migration in rural India

Zaveri

Wrenn

Fisher‐Vanden

2020

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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Migration is an important risk‐reduction strategy for households in developing countries. In this paper, we examine the impact of rainfall variability and irrigation availability on short‐term migration decisions in India. Our results show that both rainfall shocks and the availability of irrigation impact the decisions of households to dispatch migrants. For irrigation, we find that migration responds to costs and that deep fossil‐water wells, which provide a constant source of water, eliminate any benefit of short‐term migration. This suggests that regions with access to more secure and stable sources of water are less likely to rely on migration as an income‐smoothing mechanism, at least in the short run. Whether this holds in the long run will depend on the continued stability and availability of irrigation water.

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Section: Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of water access on short‐term migration in rural India

Zaveri

Wrenn

Fisher‐Vanden

2020

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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“…Both studies showed that family size and off-farm income were heterogeneous in larger regions. Seasonal migration of rural labor is a common problem in rural India [49][50][51] but was not observed in our survey. However, farm ownership is an inheritance of the land reform in 1947, which redistributed land to poor farmers by restricting the size of landed property [52].…”

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Farm Typology in the Berambadi Watershed (India): Farming Systems Are Determined by Farm Size and Access to Groundwater

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Thomas

Sekhar

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Farmers' production decisions and agricultural practices directly and indirectly influence the quantity and quality of natural resources, some being depleted common resources such as groundwater. Representing farming systems while accounting for their flexibility is needed to evaluate targeted, regional water management policies. Farmers' decisions regarding investing in irrigation and adopting cropping systems are inherently dynamic and must adapt to changes in climate and agronomic, economic and social, and institutional, conditions. To represent this diversity, we developed a typology of Indian farmers from a survey of 684 farms in Berambadi, an agricultural watershed in southern India (state of Karnataka). The survey provided information on farm structure, the cropping system and farm practices, water management for irrigation, and economic performances of the farm. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis (Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering) were used to analyze relationships between observed factors and establish the farm typology. We identified three main types of farms: (1) large diversified and productivist farms; (2) small and marginal rainfed farms, and (3) small irrigated marketing farms. This typology represents the heterogeneity of farms in the Berambadi watershed.

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“…A study by Chandrasekhar et al . () focused on short‐term migrants and investigated their impact on household food consumption expenditure in India; similarly, in Vietnam, Nguyen and Winters () differentiated between short‐term migrants and long‐term migrants in their empirical model. Both studies used the IV approach, but they report opposing impacts on food consumption.…”

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“…In measuring migration, the existing literature considers not only internal, international, and rural-to-urban movement but also the length of the migration period as important factors that affect the outcome of the migration. A study by Chandrasekhar et al (2015) focused on shortterm migrants and investigated their impact on household food consumption expenditure in India; similarly, in Vietnam, Nguyen and Winters (2011) differentiated between short-term migrants and long-term migrants in their empirical model. Both studies used the IV approach, but they report opposing impacts on food consumption.…”

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Labour Migration, Food Expenditure, and Household Food Security in Eastern Indonesia

2017

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This paper investigates the impact of migration on the food expenditure and household food security status of migrant‐sending households using data from eastern Indonesia. We find that migration significantly increases food expenditure and overall household expenditure. Combining the food frequency and food consumption module of the Indonesia Family Life Survey (East), this paper shows that having at least one migrant in the family increases the composite index of Food Consumption Score, as well as the family's food security. Evaluation of food diversity also shows that migration increases expenditure on six out of ten food groups.

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Short-term Migration and Consumption Expenditure of Households in Rural India

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

The impact of water access on short‐term migration in rural India

The impact of water access on short‐term migration in rural India

Farm Typology in the Berambadi Watershed (India): Farming Systems Are Determined by Farm Size and Access to Groundwater

Labour Migration, Food Expenditure, and Household Food Security in Eastern Indonesia

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