Statistical Study on Role of Migration in Agricultural & Rural Development of Odisha
Chinmayee Patra
Palli Siksha Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Bolpur (731 204), West Bengal, India
Subrat Kumar Mahapatra*
College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT), Surya Nagar, Bhubaneswar (751 003), Odisha, India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Migration, Agriculture, Rural development, Odisha
Abstract
Migration is a burning socio-economic issue especially in agriculture sector and cause contraction in agricultural production. Different types of migrations include Emigration, immigration, internal migration, international migration, rural-urban migration & seasonal migration. More than 30 million people in India are seasonal migrant laborers. The workers are migrated to other districts as daily wage labours in different farms, industry, and brick clins. The Pattern of Migration is Seasonal in nature. The migration prone district of Odisha includes Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Sonepur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Nowrangpur, Koraput & Khorda. It is concluded that migration significantly depends on area and production of different crops. For all the Major crops likes Cereals, Pules & Oil Seeds crops of the state, the district having higher area & Production attracts more migrants in 2001 & 2011 Census year.
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