IMPACT OF MINANGKABAU’S OUT MIGRATION: MERANTAU TO HOUSEHOLD LABOR ALLOCATION IN WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Afrizal, Roni and Ismawati, Iis (2017) IMPACT OF MINANGKABAU’S OUT MIGRATION: MERANTAU TO HOUSEHOLD LABOR ALLOCATION IN WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 10 (70). pp. 126-131. ISSN 2226-1184 (Submitted)

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Abstract

Merantau is a unique form of outmigration in Minangkabau communities. The Minangkabau’s strong tendency to migration as a rite de passages especially for young men. They migrate from rural areas to looking for experience, prosperity and education. Its also places a heavier burden on household left behind to make up for lost local labor. The impact of outmigration on agriculture, especially on household left behind has long been debated. Thus identifiying the impact of migration on household in rural origin is an open empirical questio. The main purpose of this paper is to analyse impact of merantau to household left-behind labor allocation in on-farm, off-farm and non-farm activity. The paper uses treatment regression techniques to asses impact merantau on household labor allocation. The result provide that merantau contributes to increase hired labor on paddy farming. Paddy farming operations used 89% hired labor. Merantau reduce labor force participation for household members left behind and increase non-farm activity. Base on the findings, this study contributions to the literature by providing a wider understanding of labor supply decisions in rural household that have migrant and receive financial transfers. KEY WORDS Out migration, merantau, minangkabau, paddy farming, labor allocation

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