Migration, food security, environmental challenges and livelihood strategies

Overview

The relationship between migration and food security is explored by analysing two food security measures at the household level: dietary diversity and the share of the budget spent on food expenditure. The research aligns with SDG 2 (zero hunger) by informing whether migration is used as a mechanism for attaining food security. Many households in developing countries use migration as a strategy for diversifying their income sources and buffering against shocks to income. It is therefore informative to determine the extent to which migration has an impact on food security. A key objective of the research was to provide recommendations for a more explicit inclusion of migration in the SDGs.

Project description

The objective of our project was to produce a publication in a peer-reviewed journal that informs on the relationship between migration and food security. We worked with a research analyst to clean up the datasets and produced various preliminary analyses. We revised the working paper and then re-wrote the paper once a comprehensive set of results had been agreed on.

Timeline and funding

Timeline

April 2017-December 2018

Funding

£12,300

The team

Where we worked

UK and Zimbabwe.