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Migration, environmental change and agrarian transition in upland regions: learning from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal

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Title Migration, environmental change and agrarian transition in upland regions: learning from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal
 
Creator Sugden, Fraser
Nigussie, Likimyelesh
Debevec, Liza
Nijbroek, R.
 
Subject migration
agrarian structure
labour mobility
remittances
income
remuneration
capitalism
peasantry
agriculture
investment
farmers
landlessness
tenants
livelihoods
women
decision making
highlands
communities
 
Description This paper analyses the relationship between cyclical labour migration and agrarian transition in the uplands of Nepal, Ethiopia and Kenya. It shows that while migration decision-making is linked to expanding capitalist markets, it is mediated by local cultural, political and ecological changes. In turn, cyclical migration goes on to shape the trajectory of change within agriculture. The dual dependence on both migrant income and agriculture within these upland communities often translates into an intensifying work burden on the land, and rising profits for capitalism. However, on some occasions this income can support increased productivity and accumulation within agriculture – although this depends on both the agro-ecological context and the local agrarian structure.
 
Date 2022-07-29
2021-06-30T15:05:23Z
2021-06-30T15:05:23Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Sugden, Fraser; Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Debevec, Liza; Nijbroek, R. 2022. Migration, environmental change and agrarian transition in upland regions: learning from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal. Journal of Peasant Studies, 49(5):1101-1131. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2021.1894552]
0306-6150
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114148
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03066150.2021.1894552
https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2021.1894552
H050498
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 1101-1131
 
Publisher Informa UK Limited
 
Source Journal of Peasant Studies