Transforming The Rural Non Farm Economy
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Transforming The Rural Non Farm Economy
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Author : Haggblade; Steven; Peter Hazell; Thomas Reardon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-06-25
Transforming The Rural Non Farm Economy written by Haggblade; Steven; Peter Hazell; Thomas Reardon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-25 with Agricultural industries categories.
Transforming The Rural Nonfarm Economy
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Author : Steven Haggblade
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 2007-11-16
Transforming The Rural Nonfarm Economy written by Steven Haggblade and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-16 with Business & Economics categories.
Contrary to conventional wisdom that equates rural economies with agriculture, rural residents in developing countries often rely heavily on activities other than farming for their income. Indeed, nonfarm work accounts for between one-third and one-half of rural incomes in the developing world. In recent years, accelerating globalization, increasing competition from large businesses, expanding urban markets for rural goods and services, and greater availability of information and communication technology have combined to expose rural nonfarm businesses to new opportunities as well as new risks. By examining these rapid changes in the rural nonfarm economy, international experts explore how the rural nonfarm economy can contribute to overall economic growth in developing countries and how the poor can participate in this rapidly evolving segment of the economy. The authors review an array of recent studies of the rural nonfarm economy in order to summarize existing empirical evidence, explore policy implications, and identify future research priorities. They examine the varied scale, structure, and composition of the rural nonfarm economy, as well as its relationship with agricultural and urban enterprises. And they address key questions about the role of public intervention in the rural nonfarm economy and how the rural poor can participate in and navigate the rapid transition underway in rural areas. The contributors offer new insights to specialists in rural development and to others interested in overall economic development. This book is the product of a joint study by the International Food Policy Research Institute and The World Bank. Contributors: Raisuddin Ahmed, Christopher B. Barrett, Julio Berdegué, Paul A. Dorosh, Steven Haggblade, Peter B. R. Hazell, Eric Hyman, Peter Lanjouw, Carl Liedholm, Donald C. Mead, Richard L. Meyer, Anit Mukherjee, Keijiro Otsuka, Thomas Reardon, Mitch Renkow, Kostas Stamoulis, and Xiaobo Zhang.
Transforming The Rural Nonfarm Economy
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Author : Steven Haggblade
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2007-11-16
Transforming The Rural Nonfarm Economy written by Steven Haggblade and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-16 with Business & Economics categories.
Contrary to conventional wisdom that equates rural economies with agriculture, rural residents in developing countries often rely heavily on activities other than farming for their income. Indeed, nonfarm work accounts for between one-third and one-half of rural incomes in the developing world. In recent years, accelerating globalization, increasing competition from large businesses, expanding urban markets for rural goods and services, and greater availability of information and communication technology have combined to expose rural nonfarm businesses to new opportunities as well as new risks. By examining these rapid changes in the rural nonfarm economy, international experts explore how the rural nonfarm economy can contribute to overall economic growth in developing countries and how the poor can participate in this rapidly evolving segment of the economy. The authors review an array of recent studies of the rural nonfarm economy in order to summarize existing empirical evidence, explore policy implications, and identify future research priorities. They examine the varied scale, structure, and composition of the rural nonfarm economy, as well as its relationship with agricultural and urban enterprises. And they address key questions about the role of public intervention in the rural nonfarm economy and how the rural poor can participate in and navigate the rapid transition underway in rural areas. The contributors offer new insights to specialists in rural development and to others interested in overall economic development.
Transforming The Rural Nonfarm Economy
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Author : Steven Haggblade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Transforming The Rural Nonfarm Economy written by Steven Haggblade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
"Rural residents across the developing world earn a large share of their income--35-50 percent--from nonfarm activities. Agricultural households count on nonfarm earnings to diversify risk, moderate seasonal income swings, and finance agricultural input purchases, whereas landless and near-landless households everywhere depend heavily on nonfarm income for their survival. Over time, the rural nonfarm economy has grown rapidly, contributing significantly to both employment and rural income growth. Long neglected by policymakers, the rural nonfarm economy has attracted considerable attention in recent years. In poor agrarian countries struggling with growing numbers of marginal farmers and lackluster agricultural performance, such as those in much of Africa, policymakers view the rural nonfarm economy as a potential alternative to agriculture for stimulating rural income growth. In countries whose economies are successfully shifting from agriculture to other sectors, policymakers see the rural nonfarm economy as a sector that can productively absorb the many agricultural workers and small farmers being squeezed out of agriculture by increasingly commercialized and capitalintensive modes of farming. Given frequently low capital requirements in the nonfarm economy, policymakers in both settings view the rural nonfarm economy as offering a potential pathway out of poverty for many of their rural poor. Expectations everywhere are high. How realistic are these expectations? Can the rural nonfarm economy indeed grow rapidly enough to productively absorb a growing rural labor force? And in doing so, can it, in fact, provide a pathway out of poverty for the rural poor? A recent book published for IFPRI by Johns Hopkins University Press and Oxford University Press in India, Transforming the Rural Nonfarm Economy: Opportunities and Threats in the Developing World, marshals empirical evidence from around the globe to explore these key policy questions. The book, edited by Steven Haggblade, Peter B. R. Hazell, and Thomas Reardon, examines key factors affecting growth and equity in the rural nonfarm economy in order to identify settings and policies that favor rural nonfarm growth and enable the poor to participate in growing segments of the evolving rural nonfarm economy." -- from text.
Rural Transformation In India
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Author : Rohini Nayyar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Rural Transformation In India written by Rohini Nayyar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with India categories.
Contributed papers presented at a workshop held in September 2001 in New Delhi.
Transformation And Diversification Of The Rural Economy In Asia
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Author : Roehlano Mariano Briones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Transformation And Diversification Of The Rural Economy In Asia written by Roehlano Mariano Briones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Diversification in industry categories.
"This paper seeks to analyse the transformation and diversification of the rural economy in Asia, focusing on the implications for income and employment opportunities for rural communities. Rural non-farm employment is a sizeable component of rural employment, tends to concentrate in services, and over time has grown more quickly than agricultural demployment. Non-farm income accounts for a significant share of rural household incomes. This paper suggests a role for a cluster-based industrial policy to further support the rapid expansion of rural non-farm employment. In some areas, this will be composed of rural industries; services will nonetheless continue to comprise the bulk of the rural non-farm economy, drawing its impetus primarily from interaction with existing or emerging urban centres."--Page 4.
The Role Of Nonfarm Activities On Income Generation To Rural Household
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Author : Yinges Alemu
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01
The Role Of Nonfarm Activities On Income Generation To Rural Household written by Yinges Alemu and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01 with categories.
Africa in general, Ethiopia in particular has not yet had a successful agricultural revolution and as a vast majority of rural population remains trapped in poverty. Given past failures in promoting agricultural development, Ethiopian policy makers and donors are looking to the rural non-farm economy as an easier option for sparking a successful rural transformation. There for, rural non-farm activities are the most gifted agricultural activities in Ethiopia. Non-farm activities consists of all (national accounts) activities that are all public and private services and public administration in rural areas of Ethiopia. In concluding it consist of a few large companies (most big agribusinesses are located in urban areas), many micro, small and medium enterprises, cooperatives, producer groups and other community-driven groups. It is a large and usually growing share (usually in excess of one-third) of the overall economy of rural areas of Ethiopia. Hence this book is paramount important by giving a clue to illustrate the existing non-farm activities practice in the various regions of the country.
Structural Transformation And Rural Change Revisited
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Author : Bruno Losch
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2012-06-18
Structural Transformation And Rural Change Revisited written by Bruno Losch and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Based on new evidence from in-depth field surveys, this book addresses the unique situation of countries that remain deeply engaged in agriculture, and proposes a set of policy orientations which could facilitate the process of rural change.
Turning Rural Economy Into Vibrant Economy
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Author : KSC Simamane
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011-12-31
Turning Rural Economy Into Vibrant Economy written by KSC Simamane and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-31 with Business & Economics categories.
Although the book is classified under Business & Economics, it is a excellent read for everyone who likes to read books. It is informative and educational. The reader will learn about the challenges rural communities are facing in order to survive. It highlights shortcomings of most developing countries when trying to develop rural areas. It continues to show solutions that were postulated by rural communities in the research process.
Structural Transformation And Rural Change Revisited
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Author : Bruno Losch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Structural Transformation And Rural Change Revisited written by Bruno Losch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Agriculture categories.
This book makes a compelling case for reintegrating structural issues into agricultural and rural development policies, which have for the last 30 years over-focused on short-term issues. It shows how the liberalization of agriculture in many late developing countries has not in fact led to the development of the vibrant rural non-farm economy so often discussed in the literature. Neither has it led to a large-scale integration of agricultural producers into the global economy. Most producers remain engaged in traditional crops--mainly staples--and in traditional marketing systems characterized by limited contractualization. Yet in spite of these observations the book draws optimistic conclusions: there are a clear set of policy priorities that, if adapted to individual country contexts, can facilitate an enduring and productive rural transformation. The book is based on an in-depth seven-country study that surveyed 8,000 rural households. It specifically focuses on these households' activity and income structures in an evolving agricultural context marked by liberalization and trends of increasing economic integration. In doing so it reviews the very different levels (and trajectories) of rural diversification among countries at various stages in the structural transformation process. Among late developers, such as the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, a common observation is an incipient economic transition that is accompanied by a strong process of demographic transition. Consequently, growing cohorts of new labor market entrants pose a dramatic challenge. This new demographic structure offers a huge opportunity for growth if it can be accommodated, and if not it represents a serious political and economic liability. If overall economic diversification is the major avenue for change, sustainable growth, and job creation, then it is clear that agriculture and the rural economy will have a critical role to play in the coming two decades. Based on its investigation of existing rural realities, the book suggests several policy orientations. These include a clear need to focus on staples and family agriculture, to engage in targeted development strategies at the regional level, and to pursue a policy of "territorial development" that promotes strong rural-urban linkages at the level of rural localities, towns and districts.