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The role of non-farm activities in the rural economy

dc.contributor.authorKilby, P.
dc.contributor.authorLiedholm, C.
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabwe.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-01T14:53:58Z
dc.date.available2016-07-01T14:53:58Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.identifier.citationKilby, P. and Liedholm, C. (1988) The role of non-farm activities in the rural economy. In: Rukuni, M. and Bernsten, R.H. (eds.) Southern Africa: food security policy options. Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference on Food Security Research in Southern Africa. 1-5 November, 1987, pp. 275-306. Harare: University of Zimbabwe/Michigan State University Food Security Research Project.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/12043
dc.descriptionA research paper on the non-farm economic activities in the marginalized rural economy.en
dc.description.abstractThis paper draws upon recent research, to delineate the non-farm rural economy; its magnitude, its anatomy, and how it changes over time. We present evidence that non-farm activities not only make a major welfare contribution with respect to equity and income-smoothing, but that many of these activities add more to gross domestic product (GDP) than the substitute goods and services supplied by technically-advanced capital intensive producers. Finally, we argue that the sector is no more or less passive than any other sector in the economy, and that it can make substantial contributions to agricultural growth.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research supporting the preparation the proceedings papers was financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau of Science and Technology; Bureau for Africa; and the Southern Africa Regional Programme; under a Food Security in Africa cooperative agreement.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Projecten
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en
dc.subjectEconomic Developmenten
dc.subjectRural Developmenten
dc.titleThe role of non-farm activities in the rural economyen
dc.typeBook chapteren
dc.typeConference paperen
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabwe (UZ)/ Michigun State University (MSU)en


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