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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Crush, Jonathan, 1953- (Autor), Caesar, Mary (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Colección:Migration policy series ; no. 72.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (56 pages): illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-48).
ISBN:9781920596255
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.