Migration, cash cropping and subsistence agriculture: Relationships to household food expenditures in rural Mexico

Kaiser, Lucía; Dewey, Kathryn G.

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(91)90227-4

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“…Based on census data, the percentage of households relying on migrant and local wage labor was similar among participants and nonparticipants in the study but cash cropping and other private means of generating cash were more common among participants than nonparticipants (Kaiser and Dewey, 1991a). This trend is consistent with the finding that participants were better educated and somewhat wealthier than the nonparticipants, although no differences were seen in mother's age, household size, or maize subsistence level.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…These particular communities were chosen because they were similar in sanitation, educational facilities, and health care, other factors that may also influence nutritional status. A more detailed description of the three communities can be found elsewhere (Kaiser and Dewey, 1991a).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Details of the census may be found elsewhere (Kaiser and Dewey, 1991a). Households in the census having the following characteristics were invited to participate in the study: 1) at least one child between two to six years of age; 2) living male and female household heads, although the male head need not have been residing in the home at the survey time; 3) owning not more than 13 hectares of land; 4) nuclear or extended family with not more than two families living together and pooling resources; and 5) household heads with non-professional occupations (in other words, teachers, doctors, and nurses were excluded).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of the remaining eligible households (n = 251), 178 participated in all interviews. The reasons people gave for not participating in the study have been listed elsewhere (Kaiser and Dewey, 1991a). During the analysis of the dietary data, two other families were dropped due to missing data.…”

Section: Selection Of the Total Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previously, we have presented evidence of the linkages among household economic strategies, food resource allocation patterns, and nutritional status of preschoolers (Kaiser and Dewey, 1991a;Kaiser and Dewey, 1991b). In this paper, we examine dietary patterns of mothers and preschoolers.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Household economic strategies, food resource allocation, and intrahousehold patterns of dietary intake in rural Mexico

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1991

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This study examines 1) evidence for unequal intrahousehold food distribution between mothers and preschoolers and 2) the relationships of household economic strategies and resource allocation to diet. In a survey of 178 Mexican households, the following were recorded: 1) income by source and earner; 2) agricultural production and expenses; 3) household food use; and 4) frequency of consumption of 27 foods. Twelve diet recalls per individual were obtained from 47 households. Comparisons of nutrient intake and food consumption between mothers and preschoolers indicated that food distribution favored children. Home food production and store ownership were related to milk and snackfood consumption, respectively. Energy intake was higher among children whose families produced more of their own food. Proportion of the food budget allocated to meat, milk, and fruits/vegetables was linked to protein intake and diet quality among children. Compared to maternal intakes, preschooler diets were more strongly associated with factors affecting the quality of the household food supply.

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Section: Selection Of the Total Samplesupporting

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Section: Study Sitesmentioning

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Section: Selection Of the Total Samplementioning

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Food Security: The impact of migrants and remittances in Sri Lanka

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2024

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The objective of this paper is to show that migrants and the subsequent remittances influence household food consumption in different ways. This paper contributes to the literature by developing an analytical framework to analyse how migrants and remittances need to be looked at separately in the migration/food security nexus. The multivalued treatment effect is used to analyse the model using the Sri Lankan household income and expenditure data (2016/17). The findings of this study shed light on areas where the government and policymakers should focus on improving the impact of migration and remittances on food security in Sri Lanka. The study's findings show that migrants and remittances affect food expenditure, calorie consumption dietary diversity in two distinct ways. Both migrants and remittances positively impact food expenditure and calorie consumption. However, remittances promote less healthy food consumption, while migrants promote healthy food consumption. Migrants and remittances jointly affect households to purchase and consume calories from expensive food. Remittances positively affect food diversity in terms of both expenditure and calorie consumption. However, migrants positively affect only expenditure-based food diversity.

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Grossman¹

1998

Human Ecology

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Migration, cash cropping and subsistence agriculture: Relationships to household food expenditures in rural Mexico

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Household economic strategies, food resource allocation, and intrahousehold patterns of dietary intake in rural Mexico

Household economic strategies, food resource allocation, and intrahousehold patterns of dietary intake in rural Mexico

Food Security: The impact of migrants and remittances in Sri Lanka

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