DOES MIGRATION MATTER? THE IMPACTS ON SENIOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN RURAL CHINA
Dramatic economic development in China has been associated with increasing ruralurban migration in the past decades. However, while most elders were left behind in rural hometowns, it is unclear whether the family members' migration impacts their food and nutrition security. Drawn from the pane...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
2022-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/vol10.no1.pp1.pdf |
| Summary: | Dramatic economic development in China has been associated with increasing ruralurban migration in the past decades. However, while most elders were left behind in rural hometowns, it is unclear whether the family members' migration impacts their food and nutrition security. Drawn from the panel data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey between 2000 and 2011, this is the first study conducted in China to explore these impacts, specifically on rural elders. The results highlight some degree of improvement in elders' food quantity, but not overall quality. Therefore, it is suggested that more attention needs to be paid to disadvantaged seniors' food and nutrition security in rural China. |
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| ISSN: | 2147-8988 |