Impact of Migration and Remittances on Investment in Agriculture and Food Security in Sri Lanka
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2012-02
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Colombo: Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Abstract
Out-migration for work abroad has been a known phenomenon within the Sri Lankan labour force for a long time. However, by the mid-1980s, the proportion of unskilled workers was becoming more significant and at present this percentage lies in the region of 65 per cent. A large segment of these unskilled migrants come from the rural sector where the main occupation is agriculture. Out-migration of small farmers or members of their families can have both positive and negative effects on rural agricultural production as well as consumption. This study intends to formally examine the impact on rural agricultural production and the food security situation in farm families resulting from out-migration of the members of the rural agricultural sector of Sri Lanka.
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Migration; Sri Lanka; IPS