Most researches on migration have often targeted the host cities where the living conditions
and the coping strategies of the migrants are documented. The push factors in their home
towns and regions are theoretically being referred. The most common among the factors are
poverty and unemployment resulting from the dwindling fortunes in agriculture. The study
selected the Northern region because it is the largest, both in terms of agriculture and the
supplier of migrants for the kayaye business. The outmigration of this group of people has
remained a serious socio-economic dilemma for policy makers in Ghana. The study sets out
to review why some selected key policies have failed to reverse this menace. At the same
time it examines the structural economy of the region which is generally agricultural. Three
different quantitative techniques are used to determine the relationship between labor and
agricultural production. Results of all these techniques suggest a significant reduction in the
labor employed in agricultural production. This brought to light how agriculture, the
traditional occupation of these migrants rejects their labor. With educational and skills
barriers to the industry and services sectors, the kayaye business is an inevitable alternative.
In the light of these findings, policy recommendations have been provided.