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The effects of migration on agricultural production

Migration has been a standing problem in the past century as thousands after thousands of people flock from rural settings to cities and urban environments, making the interest in agricultural production and agricultural economy diminish. This is causing a decrease in the productivity of agriculture as well as a major deficiency of farmers in countries such as Sudan and Egypt. Farming is becoming less popular as people seek better lives, money and technology in the cities. It is crucial that agriculture be recognized as an important aspect of each economy, and that farming families realize their role to support the overall economy. Migration not only occurs internally but also on a massive scale from developing countries to developed countries as people try to escape their lives in search of a better one. Although many do not realize it, it takes a toll on the countriy's economy escpecially as most of the people migrating are poorer rural based folk. These types of migration are leading to a deficit of labor in the agricultural sector, thereby affecting production and the whole economy. Countries such as the United states have set up large walls and border patrols in order to minimize the migration into the united states from the neearby Mexican territories, this is helping out the Mexican government as despite their measures of control and legislation to control this migration, they have bee utterly hopeless at containing the situation. This is also occuring in Egypt, where Sudan's thousands of refugee's are seeing to escape the turmoil and conflict in Sudan through Egypt, yet this is taking a toll on not only Sudan, but also Egypt. The republic of Sudan feels that migration should be controlled through effective education, carefully communicating the impact this migration has on the country, and moreover that governments of countries should try to enforce laws about moving into cities out of villages in regard to not only the toll it has on agricultural production, but also its effects of over population, pollution and sanitation.

1. Urges the LEDC’s to spread awareness to people living in agricultural communities about: a) the fact that their migration into urban areas takes a toll on the countries 2. Calls upon LEDC’s to provide incentives to farmers to keep up agricultural production by: a) Lowering taxes for famers b) Providing farmers with better agricultural tools c) Ensuring that proper resources such as water and fertile soil will be available to them. 3. Suggests that countries monitor and limit the number of migrants from rural areas into urban areas by raising the taxes for urban dwellers.