Rural resources have a lot of potential which needed to be brought into full production as to uplift the values. These values can only be achieved when other resources like times, money, infrastructure, expertise and the like are applied. The high demand of products is expected to propel the application of the said resources into maximum production which in turn increase the value of rural environment, confirming value to be a function of profit.

Unfortunately, government policies and programmes in the year past failed to reflect the need for balance rural and urban development. Thus, most development polices and programmes are urban – oriented. As a result rural dwellers have been subjected to poverty, unemployment, poor infrastructure, economic and social defects. Incidentally, rural dweller a stick to migration.

Therefore, this study on Rural Development. As a strategy, for reducing Rural – Urban Migrations in Nigeria, a case study of Ishiehi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, seek to identify rural development programmes/projects extent of rural urban migration and factors responsible for rural urban migration in the study area.

From the findings based on the analysed data, integrated Rural Development Strategy has been pin-pointed and recommended as a feasible and viable measure toward minimizing the rate of rural – urban migration in Nigeria at large and Ishielu in particular. 

Title Page

Certification 

Dedication 

Acknowledgement 

Abstract 

Table of Contents 

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  Introduction

1.1  Statement of the Problem

1.2  Aims and Objectives of the Study

1.3  Background and Need for the Study

1.4  Research Question

1.5  Research Hypothesis 

1.6  Scope and Limitation of the Study

1.6.1Delimitation Scope

1.6.2Limitation 

1.7  Significance of the Study 

1.8  Theoretical Foundation of the Study

1.8.1Economics Growth Model and Rural Development Dual Economic Model.

1.8.2Diffusion Model of Rural Development 

1.8.3Basic Resource Theory.

CHAPTER TWO

2.0  Literature Review

2.1  Meaning of Development 

2.2  Rural Area and Rural Development 

2.3  Classification of Rural Development Programme

2.3.1Local (Community Programmes)

2.3.2Government Programmes

2.4   Strategy

2.4.1Rural Development Strategies

2.4.2The Basic Weeds Approach

2.4.3The Infrastructural Approach

2.4.4The Minimum package or Sub-Sectorial Approach

2.4.5The New Technology Approach

2.4.6The Functional or Sectorial Programme Approach 

2.4.7The Industrialization Approach

2.4.8The Community Approach

2.4.9The Integrated Approach

2.5   General Concept of Integrated Rural Development in Nigeria

2.6  Urban Growth and Migration

CHAPTER THREE

3.0   Research Designs and Methodology

3.1   Re-Statement of the Problem 

3.2   Design and Methodology of the Study 

3.3   Sampling Technique and Procedure Employed

3.4   Description of the Study Area

3.5   Method of Data Collection

3.5.1Primary data Collection 

3.5.2Secondary Data Collection

3.6  Description of Data Collection 

3.7  Description of Statistics for Analysing Data 

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0  Data Presentation and Analysis 

4.1  Personal Characteristics of the Respondents

4.2  Identification of Rural Development Programmes in the study Area.

4.3  Reasons or factors Responsible for Rural Urban Migration 

4.4  Extent of Rural – Urban Migration in the Study Area

4.5  Testing of Hypothesis 

CHAPTER FIVE  

5.0   Findings, Recommendations and Conclusion 

5.1   Findings

5.2   Recommendation

5.2.1Strategy’s Institutional Framework

5.2.2Programmes Under the Strategy

5.2.3Policies, Principles and Philosophy in the Strategy

5.2.4Funding the Strategy

5.2.5Suggestion for further study

5.3   Conclusion

     References