Migration Behavior of Rural Youth from Agriculture in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh

Malluri Sai; Ajay Kumar Prusty; Chitrasena Padhy; Idemakanti Chandrakanth Reddy

doi:10.48165/IJEE.2024.60406

Authors

Malluri Sai PG Scholar, MSSSoA, Centurion University of Technology & Management, Odisha
Ajay Kumar Prusty Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology & Management, Odisha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3670-802X
Chitrasena Padhy Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology & Management, Odisha
I. Chandrakanth Reddy Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha-761211, India.

https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2024.60406

Keywords:

agriculture, employment opportunities, migration, migration indicators, rural youth

Abstract

Due to increased industrialization, a growing service sector, improved food security, easier access to healthcare and educational opportunities in cities, and growing young ambitions, the migratory norm of rural youth has been continuously rising over the past 25 years. The study conducted during 2023 aimed to ascertain youth migration patterns from the rural districts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh. The results showed that the main reasons behind youth movement from rural areas were inconsistent income, low employment, and recurrent crop failures. The respondents have shown a medium level of attitude towards agriculture. The Direct indicators with a mean average of (2.23) and perception migration indicators with a mean average of (2.88) have been noticed. Independent variables such as age, farming experience, proximity to towns/cities, annual income, self-reliance, and self-confidence were positively correlated. A positive significance level has been found for education, occupation, farm skill, years of stay in native, migration experience, economic motivation, achievement motivation, and income expectancy, which are negatively correlated with non-farm skills and risk orientation.

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