%O The authors thank ICAR AP Cess Fund for
sponsoring this collaborative research at the Division
of Agricultural Economics, Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, New Delhi
%K Labour migration, Feminization of agriculture, Farm-women empowerment, Impact on farm socio-economy.
%A N P Singh
%A R P Singh
%A R Kumar
%A R N Padaria 
%A A Singh
%A N Varghese
%I Agricultural Economics Research Association
%V 24
%L icrisat2407
%J Agricultural Economics Research Review
%P 449-458
%R Conference Number
%D 2011
%X In India, male out-migration from rural to urban areas has increased in recent years, especially in the Indo-Gangetic regions of the country. This indicates that most of the developed regions of India are utilizing labour force of backward areas. The paper has investigated on labour out-migration from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to find its determinants and its impacts on farm economy. The analysis of determinants shown that the number of members in a family and their educational status have a positive impact on migration. As a result of male out-migration, the women left behind in the villages assume a major role in various farm activities resulting in the so-called ‘feminization of agriculture’. It has also empowered the female members of the migrant households in terms of enhancing their decision-making role in various activities. The study has observed some policy implications in terms of formation of self-help groups or labour societies to help out-migrants, organization of training programmes for capacity building of women, more thrust on education a girl-child and development of infrastructure in the rural areas.


%T Labour Migration in Indo-Gangetic Plains: Determinants and Impacts on Socio-economic Welfare