Livelihood Patterns Agricultural Labourers in Three Districts of Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The present study was conducted during 2017-2020 with an aim to find out the livelihood patterns of agricultural labourers in three districts of Andhra Pradesh. An Ex post facto research design used for the study. Three districts from three regions namely, Srikakulam from North Coastal Region, Guntur from South Coastal Region were purposively selected based on highest number of agricultural labourers for the study. From each selected district two mandals were selected by using simple random sampling. From each selected village six villages were selected by using the simle random sampling. Thus, total of 24 villages and from each village ten respondents were selected finally a total of 240 respondents were selected for the study. The statistical tools like Mean and standard Deviation used for the study. Livelihood is the means of people use to survive themselves, to endure, and to prosper. The findings were less than wage earning+ crop production (31.67%), wage earning+ dairy (20.83%), wage earning (15.42%), wage earning+ crop production + dairy (12.50%), wage earning + poultry (4.59%), wage earning + crop production + sheep + goat (3.73%), wage earning + dairy + goat (3.33%), wage earning + bee keeping (2.92%), wage earning + crop production+ poultry (2.08%), wage earning+ dairy + petty business (1.26%), wage earning + crop production + piggery and wage earning + dairy+ bee keeping (0.83% each) as livelihood pattern. The strategy was designed with a five-step progressive approach with five core areas to improve the livelihood security of agricultural labourers; the core areas were; education and training, group dynamics, cultural heritage, health and habitat, support and services and communication and networking.