Rural-Urban Linkages, Household Food Security and Child Nutrition

In areas of high internal migration, the well being of rural household members and that of their urban relatives are strongly interdependent, and should be analyzed
as part of a single, unified livelihoods system. s Rural-urban linkages represent efforts by
households to create their own safety net − migration is not always a negative coping strategy − and as such reflect their priorities and capacities. Policymakers and practitioners thus have an opportunity to advance participatory
development by designing interventions that
strengthen this self- generated safety net. s Rural-urban linkages often follow a strongly
seasonal pattern; the opportunities and constraints of rural and urban household members vary over the course of the year. Designing with seasonality in mind can amplify the impact of development interventions.