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Rural Migration Policy Assistance

Supporting governments to design policies and programmes to scale up alternatives and maximize the benefits of rural migration

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) One-third of all international migrants are aged 15 to 34, many from rural areas. Understanding the causes of migration is key to a longer-term solution. Better information and evidence on migration will inform policymaking and help to create alternatives for rural youth. Any comprehensive solution requires migration concerns to be mainstreamed into agricultural and rural-development policies. This initiative will provide new, viable rural-livelihood opportunities for youth in migration-prone areas. It will also enhance the positive impact of migration for agricultural and rural development by strengthening the enabling environment for investment, leveraging migrant remittances and engaging diaspora networks in agribusiness development.

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