Sub-region
Differentials in Migration and
Remittances in Zimbabwe between 1988-90 and 1996-98
Dick
Ranga
Abstract:
In
Zimbabwe, while some regions are agriculturally developed others are drought
prone and poor. It is the study’s argument that such drought-prone areas are
not for ever poor and under-developed. On the contrary, when agriculture becomes
impractical, people can engage in other activities, migration and remittances
being one of them. The study employed the household questionnaire, in-depth
interview and focus group discussion to collect data and the logistic regression
analytical model to assess sub-regional differentials in the likelihood to remit
to households of origin. The results confirmed expectations that migration and
remittances are necessary in a drought-prone region and, therefore, should be
more organised.