0 not related to or involved in farming:
non-farm jobs/payrolls/employment In May, non-farm employment in the state stood at 6 million.
A shrinking rural labor pool and/or competition from other non-farm industries may limit producers' ability to get dependable labor for their operations.
He points to the importance of his wife's engagement in non-farm activities as the bedrock of household food security.
This decision was negatively influenced by property rights regimes, transfers, non-farm incomes, age and education attainment.
He quantifies this indirect impact; estimating that projected agricultural growth of 5.3% would produce (substantial) employment growth of 6.0% in the labourintensive, rural non-farm sector.
Rural non-farm activity was severely constrained by the lack of local purchasing power.
We find that communities closer to district towns had people spending more time in non-farm employment activities.
The resort to non-farm activities is a reflection of the cultural turn in the study area.
However, due to the limited agricultural carrying capacity of the area, non-farm activities offer the greatest income improvements for the future of rural livelihoods.
