Here is a selection of titles proposed by FAO Publications for forum participants who would like to read more on the complex relationship between migration and nutrition and food security.
The State of Food and Agriculture 2018: Migration, agriculture and rural development
This year’s edition analyses migratory flows and how they are linked to processes of economic development, demographic change, and natural-resource pressure
The linkages between migration, agriculture, food security and rural development
This report looks into the drivers that push people from rural areas to migrate. The main goal this title is to deepen understanding of the relations that exist between agriculture, food security and rural development.
Migration, agriculture and rural development
This publication sheds light on the role that agriculture, rural development and the sustainable management of natural resources play in curbing migration pressure in rural areas. It also discusses possible areas of further engagement to maximize the potential benefits of migration on agriculture.
Rural Africa in motion: Dynamics and drivers of migration south of the Sahara
This atlas includes maps and infographics showing rural migrants’ profiles, migration drivers and patterns, remittance flows and much more. Also available in French.
Further reading
- Male out migration and women’s work and empowerment in agriculture | The Case of Nepal and Senegal
- Promoting alternatives to migration for rural youth in Tunisia and Ethiopia
- Rural migration in Tunisia drivers and patterns of rural youth migration and its impact on food security and rural livelihoods in Tunisia
- Migration and protracted crises
- Guidance note: Forced migration and protracted crisis
- Guidance note: Distress migration and youth in protracted crises
- Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results: Policy guidance note on rural migration
- Migration, agriculture and climate change
- Conflict, migration and food security − The role of agriculture and rural development
FAO Publications