Investing in Rural Communities of Nigeria for Agricultural Development: A Strategy for Reducing Rural-Urban Youth Migration | Chapter 09 | Advances and Trends in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 2
Rural-urban youth migration is
increasing in developing countries, particularly Nigeria. This has resulted in
loss of labour for agricultural production. Distress push factors such as lack
of rural credit facilities, unemployment and rural poverty are most important
contributory factors while demand pull factors such as perception of high wages
from urban employment are also dominant. Decline in food production in
developing countries such as Nigeria can be linked to the impart of rural-urban
youth migration as well as other variable factors such as economic, soil
quality, ecology, climatic conditions, socio-cultural setting and poor farm
management. Rural-urban youth migration also reduces the rate of agricultural
and rural development. Efforts are needed by Nigerian government at all levels
in encouraging rural youths to remain in agriculture through adequate provision
of physical and social infrastructure as well as creating an enabling
environment devoid of insecurity. This will ensure growth of the agricultural
sector and increase rural productivity.
Author(s) Details
E. N. Mbah
Department of Agricultural
Extension and Communication, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi,
Nigeria.
A. J. Attah
Department of Agricultural
Extension and Rural Sociology, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
N. E. Amah
Federal College of Animal
Heath and Production Technology, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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