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Article: Population mobility and the survival of small farming in the Rio Grande Valley, Jamaica.
- Article from:
- The Geographical Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Introduction
The impact of population mobility on agriculture has been the focus of much debate over the past two decades. A review of the literature reveals that there are essentially two major perspectives on the subject. One perspective focuses on the negative aspects of migration, particularly on the increased dependency of rural people on remittances, and the consequent loss of food self-sufficiency at the village level (Shankman 1976; Connell 1980; Brana-Shute and Brana-Shute 1982; Mandle 1996; Duany 2001). Writers from this perspective have argued that migration results in reduction in the size of community labour forces. This, in turn, affects the ...