Rural–Urban Labor Migration and Youth Employment: Investigating the Relevance of Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector in Employment Generation

2020 ◽  
pp. 341-365
Author(s):  
Abiodun Elijah Obayelu ◽  
Oluwakemi Adeola Obayelu ◽  
Esther Toluwatope Tolorunju
Keyword(s):  
Labor Migration ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
Urban Labor

scholarly journals Sectoral Analysis of Employment Intensity of Growth in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasaki Dauda ◽  
Omowumi Ajeigbe
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sectoral Analysis ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
World Development

This study assessed employment intensity of growth (EIG) in the agriculture, industry and service sectors in Nigeria from 1991 to 2019 within the context of Okun’s theory/law. Data from the 2020 World Development Indicators were employed for analysis, using elasticity procedure after decomposing the scope into different periods and regimes. The findings showed negative EIG in the agriculture and industrial sectors while the service sector returned positive EIG. Therefore, government should invest significantly in the service sector while the agricultural sector should be mechanized to boost output and supply of raw materials to industries to enhance employment generation.

Rural-urban labor migration: The case of Korea

1980 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Youl Park ◽  
Herbert H. Fullerton
Keyword(s):  
Labor Migration ◽  
Urban Labor

scholarly journals THE NEXUS AMONG EMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND TRADE OPENNESS: EVIDENCE FROM BRICS AND INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-484
Author(s):  
Badri Narayan Rath ◽  
Masagus M. Ridhwan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Policy Perspective ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Employment Generation

This paper investigates the nexus among employment, labor productivity and trade openness in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS), and Indonesia using annual data (1991–2018). The results suggest a long-run relationship among the variables but only in the agricultural sector of these economies. We also find a unidirectional causality running from employment to productivity in only the agricultural sector. Similarly, trade openness also Granger causes employment. Our final result indicates that trade openness positively influences labor productivity in the long-run. From a policy perspective, it is imperative for BRICS and Indonesia to target employment generation by promoting trade openness.

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2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Michailovich Nikulin ◽  
Irina Vladimirovna Trotsuk ◽  
A. A. Kurakin
Keyword(s):  
Labor Migration ◽  
Urban Labor

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN POST SAP ERA NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Aderemi Timothy Ayomitunde ◽  
Abalaba Bamidele Pereowei ◽  
Adeniran Aderinsola Abosede ◽  
Amadi Chibuike Eusebius
Keyword(s):  
Inflation Rate ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Recent Time ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Empirical Perspective ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Government

This study investigated the role of agriculture in generating employment in post SAP era Nigeria. This study was motivated as a result of lack of sufficient studies regarding this subject matter in the recent time. Data were sourced from the CBN Statistical Bulletin and Cointegration, DOLS and Granger Causality Approach was used to address the objective of this study. Consequently, the major findings that emerged in this study are as follows: agricultural sector contributed to employment generation in the country, though not significant in the post SAP era. Similarly, inflation rate has a positive impact on employment generation in the economy. However, the contribution of agricultural expenditure to the employment generation was negative in the country. Furthermore, one way feedback flows from employment to agricultural expenditure and expenditure on agriculture granger causes inflation rate in the economy. Moreover, based on these findings the following recommendations could be made for the policy makers in Nigeria that agricultural sector has the capacity to address the current unemployment menace among the youths in Nigeria. Also, the government should possess a political goodwill to diversify the current mono-cultural nature of the economy towards agricultural sector by proper funding of this sector of the economy

INSTITUTIONAL CREDIT DELIVERY TO SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS:A CASE STUDY IN CACHAR DISTRICT OF ASSAM

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Subhash Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Agricultural Credit ◽  
Credit Availability ◽  
Essential Input ◽  
Employment Generation

In recent years, the contribution of agriculture accounts for hardly 13.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) of India as compared to approximately 47% at the time of independence. This reduction, however, was not accompanied by a parallel decrease in the part played by agriculture in employment generation. Access to nance is crucial for the growth of the agricultural. Credit is an essential input for agriculture; therefore, its affordability and availability, particularly to the marginal and small farmers. This paper attempts to analyse the institutional credit delivery to small and marginal farmers in Cachar district of Assam and various factors inuencing credit availability and highlight the issues of credit delivery system in Cachar district of Assam. For this purpose standard statistical tools have been applied along with strong theoretical justications in this paper for analysing the proposed objective. The analysis reveals that the credit delivery to agricultural sector continues to be inadequate in the study area.

scholarly journals Can Migration be a Conduit for Transformative Youth Employment?

2019 ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Valerie Mueller ◽  
Hak Lim Lee
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Income Growth ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
Youth Migration

Migration has traditionally been considered a necessary component of the transformation process. However, without a green revolution or government-sponsored industrialization, which sparked the creation of jobs outside of the agricultural sector, it is unclear whether observed youth migration patterns in Africa correspond with occupation mobility. Panel data collected in four African countries are used to explore whether migration offers youth access to more transformative forms of employment following the traditional pathways of structural change. We present statistics on sectoral diversification, movement into high-return versus low-return non-agricultural occupations, as well as income growth by youth migration status. Our findings suggest migration is potentially welfare-enhancing. Secondary towns will be of increasing importance to attract talent and promote growth, given constraints on travel and risks of securing employment in urban locations.

scholarly journals Anchor Borrower Programme on Agricultural Commodity Price and Employment Generation in Kebbi State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Saheed Zakaree S. ◽  
Alexander A.A. ◽  
Isa Abdulmumin A. ◽  
Adeneye O.A.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Low investment in the agricultural sector, as well as problem of financing are among the major challenges hindering farmers in the rural areas engaging in mechanized farming that might increase food supply, and thereby checking the agricultural commodity prices, and possibly creating more job opportunity in the agricultural sector. In an effort to meet the food supply for the growing population of the country, the government introduced various policies aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in basic food supply, among these policies is the Anchor Borrower Programme. This study examines the impact of Anchor Borrower Program on agricultural commodity price and employment generation in Kebbi state, Nigeria. Data were collected through interview and structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 400 farmers in Argungu L.G.A, of which 360 questionnaire were correctly filled and returned. A multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data. The results reveal that Anchor Borrower Programmes (ABP) supports for farmer have a positive and statistically significant impact on agricultural commodity price (ACP) and employment generation (EMPG) in agricultural sector in Kebbi state, particularly in Argungu LGA. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that anchor borrower programme policy in Nigeria should be encouraged and subjected to periodic review so as to provide more platforms for employment generation and stabilize agricultural commodity price in Kebbi state, particularly in Argungu LGA.

scholarly journals Опыт трудовой миграции сельских жителей Калмыкии (по результатам глубинных интервью)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 688-695
Author(s):  
Nogan V. Badmaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Migrant Labor ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Family And Marriage ◽  
The Republic

Introduction. Labor migration of Kalmykia’s rural population is a pressing challenge for the region. Permanent nature and endurance of the socioeconomic crisis in the agricultural sector of the republic have been adversely affecting the living standards of ordinary villagers. Lack of work opportunities and low salaries result in that the latter migrate en masse to the regional capital and even further. Goals. The study aims to analyze labor migration experiences of local rural dwellers. Materials and Methods. The paper summarizes a number of in-depth structured interviews. The qualitative research methods employed make it possible to view the issue in the eyes of unrelated actual participants of the migration processes, with certain attention paid to their backgrounds and life paths. Results. The work reveals one of the key economic factors underlying labor migration is the necessity to pay mortgage and consumer loans. And migration waves closely align with individual life cycles, such as marriage, divorce, births and even weddings of children. Some respondents reported their migrations were determined by certain adulthood stages of children. All these aspects give rise a new context of family and marriage relations: there emerge guest marriage patterns and changes in gender roles, e.g., in some families those are women who act as migrant workers. Roles of grandparents experience transformations forcing the latter to assume functions of the absent father of mother. Horizontal social networks come to the fore, including territorial and kindred ties. Such migrant labor experiences become a tool of economic strategies and mobility: people purchase dwellings in the city, and support children funding their plans with the earned money. So, migration of parents definitely serves a landmark for future migrations of their descendants. The results obtained attest to that the social profile of rural labor migrants contains quite a share of active individuals intensely motivated to work, ones who strive for better living standards and can adjust themselves to strenuous living / working conditions staying away from home and family.

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