ICRISAT Archival Report 2006 - The seedlings of success in the ...

poor farmers and one of the best way of generating additional income. During the watershed program the working
days of small farmers increased substantially by (50%) while declining trends were noticed in the case of large
farmers. The data revealed that small enterprises based on agriculture provide good income opportunities to
marginal and small farmers by increasing the employment.
Migration (rural to urban) is one of the core issues in this region. The Govardhanpura-Gokulpura watershed has
achieved high success in reducing migration from rural to urban areas by providing better employment opportunities
to the farmers in the village itself with satisfactory remunerative work (Table 7B6). In the village both seasonal and
permanent migrations were significantly reduced due to watershed program. A large decline was noticed in the case
of seasonal as well as permanent migration and the decline rate was greater in case of large holding followed by
medium landholding farmers. However, the sharp decline was noticed in all categories of farmers in permanent
migration as compared to seasonal migration. Inter cross analysis of data revealed that the seasonal, as well as
permanent migration of skilled labor in all the categories of farmers was reduced with a higher rate as against that of
the non-skilled labor category.
Table 7B6. Status of migration at Goverdhanpura-Gokulpura watershed, Bundi, Rajasthan. (persons per
annum)
Land holdings (ha)
Nature of work
Before watershed program
During watershed program