IE 270 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture II. Migration and UrbanizationIII. Towns and cities become possibleIV. Rapid growth of urban areas world wideV. An urban futureVI. The motivation to migrateVII. Where immigrants settleVIII. Remittance of developing countriesIX. Brain DrainX. Implications of urbanizationXI. Rural poverty dilemmaXII. Implications of urbanization for food and agricultureXIII. Implications of international migration for agriculture and foodOutline of Current Lecture XIV.Case study on Burkina FasoXV. Conditions for agricultureXVI. Determinants and consequences of migration Current LectureMigration in rural Burkina FasoBy: Fleur WouterseDifference between migration, immigration, and emigrationMigrate—people, animals, seasonal, not permanentImmigrate—people only—permanent move to a countryEmigrate—People only—move out of a countryBurkina Faso- 18million people- Poor per capita GDP $1500- Literacy rate 28.7% LOW- Life expectancy 54.78 LOW- Population growth—3.05%/yearThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Conditions for agriculture are poor- Unreliable rainfall- Degraded land- Yields are very low- Recent famines- Economic growth dependent on agricultureDeterminants and consequences of migration- Poor households have diverse sources of income- Recently, migration has become one source of income for such purchasesHousehold characteristics: - Average 12 family members- Extended familiesIncome generating activities- Growing staple crops- Growing horticulture crops- Keeping livestock- Non-farm activitiesWhat to notice: international migrants tend to come from larger
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