The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of rural-urban labor migration and remittances on rural agricultural productivity. A rigorous random selection process was used to pick 480 households from cross-sectional data. For this investigation, both primary and secondary data were used. Stata version 16 was used to examine both qualitative and quantitative data using descriptive (mean, standard deviation, and percentages) and econometric (three-stage least square technique) analyses. According to the descriptive data, the majority of respondents used their remittances for consumption, to acquire agricultural inputs, and to pay back their debts and tax payments. According to econometric studies, rural-urban migration has little influence on agricultural productivity. Remittances, cultivated land, livestock ownership, and extension services, on the other hand, have a positive and significant effect on agricultural productivity. In a nutshell, the link between migration, remittances, and agricultural output in agrarian and rural families is remarkable. Agriculture is the major source of income and mostly handles the liquidity issue. Agriculture production in the study region is labor intensive, and it is influenced by the amount of effort utilized in production as well as the socioeconomic characteristics of the household. As a result, it must address the major conundrum of agricultural productivity, particularly rural-urban migration and remittances. Address a knowledge gap, begin activities, and develop and implement multiple initiatives by various responsible stakeholders that are essential for the research topic. Furthermore, agricultural extension service delivery should be improved by timely recruiting, frequent agent training, and appropriate logistics.
In this study the effect of the rural-urban labor migration and remittances on agricultural production in rural areas of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia is examined. A total of 480 households are used as the sample size for the study by using multi-stage sampling technique. The descriptive statistics shows that migrant sending households suffer labor shortage in peak seasons but they are benefited from rural-urban migrants since the income they receive from migrants enables them to pay back their loan and purchase agricultural inputs. The econometrics analysis shows that rural-urban migration has insignificant effect on agricultural production. But remittances have positive and significant effect on agricultural production. Apart from this, cultivated land, livestock ownership, and extension services have positive and significant effect on agricultural production. On the other hand, the use of agricultural pesticide has negative and significant effect on agricultural production. Finally, Training should be given for rural people on the best use of remittances and inculcating the culture of saving and investment for sustained rural economic development. In addition, agricultural extension service delivery should be boosted through timely recruitment, periodic training of agents and provision of adequate logistics.
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