Agricultural Workforce in India: Emerging Trends, Issues and Policy Implications

The country has witnessed large scale shifting of labour from the agricultural sector during the last three decades, resulting in cost escalation in crop production. The major factors responsible for migration include better opportunities in alternate sectors, higher wages, better living conditions,...

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Published in:Productivity (New Delhi) 2023-05, Vol.63 (4), p.410-416
Main Author: SHAH, DEEPAK
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Economic growth
Employment
Farmworkers
Living conditions
Migration
Trends
Wages & salaries
Workforce
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Summary:The country has witnessed large scale shifting of labour from the agricultural sector during the last three decades, resulting in cost escalation in crop production. The major factors responsible for migration include better opportunities in alternate sectors, higher wages, better living conditions, and uninterrupted work opportunities. This calls for prevention of labour migration, which requires a number of measures like effective implementation of a minimum wage act, improving working conditions, health care, social security, skill development, etc. The policy measures initiated to address these issues will not only help in developing agricultural sector but also the overall growth of the economy.
ISSN:0032-9924
0976-3902
DOI:10.32381/PROD.2023.63.04.4