• Geetha Lakshmi

Abstract: The state of Kerala structurally abundant in labour supply is facing a labour shortage especially in the agricultural sector. A prior reason for this shortage is the national and international migration of labour from Kerala. Among the 29 states in India, Kerala has the largest number of international labour migration. In addition to that Kerala’s labour force migrates from the rural areas to other major urban towns and cities. Hence, being a labour intensive industry agriculture faces serious labour shortage in its different activities. Even after mechanization, labour problem persist in this sector. Mechanization resulted in a reduced requirement of labour in agriculture. However, there still exist a shortage in agricultural labour. Based on the circumstances prevailing in Kerala, an attempt is made through this paper to throw some light on the labour issues and also to analyze the impact of migration of labour force on Kerala’s agriculture sector with special reference to paddy cultivation. In Kerala two major regions famous for paddy cultivation are in Alappuzha and Palakkad districts. The present study, which is both historical and empirical in nature, is restricted to Kuttanad region in Alappuzha district, conducted using both primary and secondary data.

Agricultural Development, Paddy Cultivation, Migration, Scarcity .

"LABOUR ISSUES AND IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON KERALA AGRICULTURE.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.414-423, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907N96.pdf

"LABOUR ISSUES AND IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON KERALA AGRICULTURE.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp414-423, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907N96.pdf