THE ROLE OF LABOUR IN PADDY CULTIVATION OF HINTHADA TOWNSHIP
Abstract
- Hinthada Township is located in Ayeyarwady Region with more than 60 percent of the population living in rural areas. Rural population is engaged in agriculture and it is the main pillar of the economy. But, the role of manual labour force in agriculture changed due to mechanization. The working period of manual labour decreased, because agriculture machineries are being used from land preparation to harvesting. It also affects income of the people living in rural area and it is also one of the causes in rural urban migration. The objectives of the paper are to explore changing working period of manual labour in agriculture, to examine the impacts of mechanization on agriculture labour and economic return, to predict future prospect on the role of labour and to find out alternative ways for local people. Primary data was mainly applied and it was collected through field observation, interviews and questionnaires survey and focus group discussion to get thorough understanding on the role of labour. Quantitative qualitative mixed method will be applied in presenting paper.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Moh Moh Khaing
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)