Factors affecting migration of farm household members
1997
Tanakorn Jatavong
Rural-to-urban migration in Thailand has created various social and economic problems. The government of Thailand has a great effort to alleviate the migration problems. This study aimed at analysing a pattern of labour migration and its factors affecting, particularly an irrigation for agricultural production. Based on the data from the Population Censused of Thailand and the field survey of 600 farm households in the Central region, a multiple regression analysis were employed in this study. The study revealed that there were various patterns of labour migration in Thailand. The important one was the migration from rural areas to Bangkok and its vicinity . The northeast had the greatest number of out - migration. Only Bangkok and its vicinity had net in - migration. Based on the aggregated data, per capita GPP and agricultural land holding could not reduce out - migration rates. But an increase in the proportion of the irrigated areas reduced the migration rates, particularly in the central and norteastern regions. The data at the farm level in the central region has confirmed negative relationship, but was not statistically significant at 0.05 level. Increases in net income of household and the proportion of the household's labour force could reduce the out-migration rates, while increases in the proportion of the family members with the secondary education would increase out - migration. The study suggests that to alleviate the rural - to - urban migration in Thailand, increases in net income of household, provision of a substantial irrigation for agriculture, as well as other job opportunities in rural areas should be strengthened in the rural development programmes.
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