While scholars and policy makers have increasingly focused on transnational labour
migration (TLM) in Asia, few comparative studies have analysed how TLM shapes poverty …

The objective of this study was to understand the impacts of COVID-19 crisis in agriculture
and food systems in Nepal and assess the effectiveness of measures to deal with this crisis …

Cropland abandonment is an emerging human-induced land use and is a growing national
problem in Nepal. It is a key, current concern for local governance bodies and restoration …

Around 30% of global food is produced by smallholder farmers, yet they constitute the most
food-insecure group. In Mexico, food self-sufficiency is declining. Rural policies in the …

A vast majority of farmers in the rural middle hills of Nepal are smallholders who often use
family labor and follow traditional agricultural and water management practices. This study …

Labour migration in Nepal is having profound effects on land management. We take two
examples from the hills of Nepal where the increasing trend in outmigration continues …

Researchers have long hypothesized linkages between climate change, food security, and
migration in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). One such hypothesis is the …

The outmigration of men has led to the feminization of rural communities where women are
increasingly responsible for farming. This situation has been referred to as the 'feminization …

Through the prism of a Nepali remittance village, this book critically examines poverty and
livelihood dynamics remade through transnational labour migration and remittances, and …

In recent decades millions living in low-income countries like Tajikistan have migrated to
support their livelihoods. This massive, predominantly male, out-migration has transformed …