ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FARMER’S LIVELIHOODS: A CASE STUDY OF AN AGRARIAN COMMUNITY

Agriculture is the key to rural development that led to the rise of human civilization. There is a close linkage between migration and agricultural development therefore the main objectives of the present paper were to examine the patterns of expending remittances in agriculture and the impact of remittances on the livelihood of the farmer The study was conducted in the rural areas of District Toba Tek Singh. Multistage sampling technique was used for data collection at different stages. District Toba Tek Singh was selected through simple random sampling technique. 120 respondents were selected through convenient sampling technique. A strong relationship between migration and agricultural development was found. Most of the migrants invested their income in agricultural sector such as purchase of farm land, livestock and farm machinery.