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The Effect of Land Inheritance on Youth Migration and Employment Decisions in Rwanda

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  • Patrick Byishimo

    (Department of Research, High Lands Centre of Leadership for Development (HLC-L4D), Kigali 20093, Rwanda)

  • Adane Tufa

    (Chitedze Research Station, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Off-Mchinji Road, Lilongwe 30258, Malawi)

  • Mastewal Yami

    (Independent Researcher, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 5689, Ethiopia)

  • Arega D. Alene

    (Chitedze Research Station, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Off-Mchinji Road, Lilongwe 30258, Malawi)

  • Shiferaw Feleke

    (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Plot No 25 Mikocheni Light Industrial Area, Mwenge-Coca-Cola Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam 34441, Tanzania)

  • Tahirou Abdoulaye

    (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Bamako P.O. Box 320, Mali)

  • Victor Manyong

    (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Plot No 25 Mikocheni Light Industrial Area, Mwenge-Coca-Cola Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam 34441, Tanzania)

Abstract

There is growing mobility of rural youth mainly caused by limited access to land resources and inadequacy of job opportunities. Increased population density coupled with low education rates has increased pressure on natural resources, especially land. This paper assessed the effect of land inheritance on youth migration and employment in Rwanda using the 2010/11 and 2013/14 Integrated Household Living Conditions Surveys (EICVs) data collected from 8160 households by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). In-depth key informant interviews and focus group discussions, at institutional and cooperative levels, were conducted to supplement and support survey results. We used the Hausman test to choose between the fixed-effects and random-effects models. Results show that land inheritance has a negative and statistically significant effect on youth migration and non-agriculture-based employment. This implies that greater access to land through inheritance reduces the likelihood of youth migration and their participation in nonagricultural employment. The paper concludes with implications for policy aimed at creating increased access to land, expanding youth employment opportunities in rural areas, and reducing rural–urban youth migration.

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  • Patrick Byishimo & Adane Tufa & Mastewal Yami & Arega D. Alene & Shiferaw Feleke & Tahirou Abdoulaye & Victor Manyong, 2022. "The Effect of Land Inheritance on Youth Migration and Employment Decisions in Rwanda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-14, April.
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