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<p>China’s massive internal migration has profound implications for food security, particularly among migrant communities. Yet, it remains unclear whether and in what ways migrants’ place of origin, rural or urban, affects their household food security. This study analyzes how migration origin impacts household food security through path analysis based on survey data collected in Nanjing, China in 2022 and 2023. The study shows that the overall level of food security of migrant households was significantly lower than that of local households. The level of food security of rural-urban migrant households was lower than urban-urban migrant households and local households. We identified key determinants of household food security including income, formal or informal employment, length of residence, and outward remittances. Policy responses must explicitly recognize the structural disadvantages faced by rural-origin migrants and the associated disparities in food security linked to migrants’ origins, rather than treating migrants as a homogeneous group.</p>

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How Migration Origins Shape Household Food Security: Comparing Rural–Urban and Urban–Urban Migrants in China

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    2025年12月26日

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  • Jie Chen,
  • Zhenzhong Si,
  • Ting Luo,
  • Taiyang Zhong

摘要

China’s massive internal migration has profound implications for food security, particularly among migrant communities. Yet, it remains unclear whether and in what ways migrants’ place of origin, rural or urban, affects their household food security. This study analyzes how migration origin impacts household food security through path analysis based on survey data collected in Nanjing, China in 2022 and 2023. The study shows that the overall level of food security of migrant households was significantly lower than that of local households. The level of food security of rural-urban migrant households was lower than urban-urban migrant households and local households. We identified key determinants of household food security including income, formal or informal employment, length of residence, and outward remittances. Policy responses must explicitly recognize the structural disadvantages faced by rural-origin migrants and the associated disparities in food security linked to migrants’ origins, rather than treating migrants as a homogeneous group.