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Migration Effect of Agricultural Labourers on Agricultural Activities

Omprakash Parganiha, M.L. Sharma, P.M. Paraye and V.K. Soni

Abstract

Agriculture has been the base of Indian economy. Agricultural labourers constitute the vital input in the agriculture production. Human resources are very important. Agricultural labourers are migrating to different parts of the country for earning their livelihood and in this way there is in-equilibrium between labour demand and supply. Migration of labour is still a major problem, which has to be resolved for stabilizing production of a particular region. Under certain circumstances, intensification of cultivation may increase the rate of labour absorption in agriculture. To find out the effect of migration on different agricultural activities, the present investigation was carried out in the eight selected villages of two blocks viz., Palari and Simga of Raipur district of Chhattisgarh during the year 2001-2002. A total of 80 migrant and 40 non-migrant farmers were selected randomly and personally interviewed with the help of structured interviewed schedule. Data were analyzed with the help of suitable statistical analysis. Majority of migrants (72.50%) occupied only less than 1 ha land and majority of non-migrants (52.50%) occupied 2.1-5 ha of land. About 16.25, 7.50 and 3.75 per cent migrants were found as small, medium and big farmers, respectively. As for as crops grown by respondents was concerned during kharif season, majority of migrants and non-migrants were growing paddy crop in maximum part of their arable land about 79.98% and 79.11% of there land respectively. Whereas, in case of rabi crops, majority of the migrants used to grow lathyrus crop in about 50.57% of their cropped land, but non-migrants were growing gram and summer paddy in their maximum part of land. Regarding the productivities of the crops, the significant difference was found for kharif season crops i.e. paddy, pigeonpea, maize, til, vegetables. Whereas, significant difference was noted in rabi for the productivity of gram among the migrant and non-migrant respondents. In case of knowledge and adoption it was found that nonmigrants had more knowledge and adoption of different agricultural practices

Keyword: Land holding; Knowledge;

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