International labour migration, farmland fallowing, livelihood diversification and technology adoption in Nepal.

The article investigates the influence of temporary international labor migration on rural dynamics in Nepal, revealing that households with migrants are 50% more likely to leave agricultural land fallow. Topics include the promotion of agricultural intensification technologies and livelihood divers...

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Published in:International Labour Review Vol. 162; no. 4; pp. 687 - 714
Main Authors: KARKI NEPAL, Apsara, NEPAL, Mani, BLUFFSTONE, Randall
Format: Article
Published: Open Library of Humanities Dec2023
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          KARKI NEPAL, Apsara
          NEPAL, Mani
          BLUFFSTONE, Randall
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          International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (at the time of research)
          South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
          Portland State University
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        Emigration & immigration
        Migrant labor
        Innovation adoption
        Distance education
        Fallowing
        Alternative agriculture
        Agricultural technology
        Food prices
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          Emigration & immigration
          Migrant labor
          Innovation adoption
          Distance education
          All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
          Administration of Education Programs
          Fallowing
          Alternative agriculture
          Agricultural technology
          Food prices
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        agricultural technology
        fallow land
        international labour migration
        livelihood diversification
        Nepal
        subsistence agriculture
        technology adoption
        agricultural technology
        fallow land
        international labour migration
        livelihood diversification
        Nepal
        subsistence agriculture
        technology adoption
      ab: The article investigates the influence of temporary international labor migration on rural dynamics in Nepal, revealing that households with migrants are 50% more likely to leave agricultural land fallow. Topics include the promotion of agricultural intensification technologies and livelihood diversification, with potential implications for increased food insecurity stemming from land fallowing, despite possible improvements through agricultural intensification.
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