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Livelihood diversification of farm households under rainfed agriculture: a case of Barak Valley of Assam, India

Livelihood diversification of farm households under rainfed agriculture: a case of Barak Valley... The paper outlines the extent and pattern of rural livelihood diversification of farm households in Barak Valley of Assam, India. The study uses primary data collected from a sample of 450 farm households from the three districts that constitute the valley. We identify the major determinants of diversification towards non-farm activities by the farm households under the valley's rainfed agriculture. We also verify the role of non-farm earnings in improving the long-run economic wellbeing of farm households. We find that, among others, the percentage of household members employed in the non-farm sector, family size, average education of male working members, age of household head and size of landholdings emerge as significant determinants of livelihood diversification. It is also established that a farm household's non-farm earnings has a positive influence over its wealth index which is taken as a measure of its long run well-being. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Economics and Business Research Inderscience Publishers

Livelihood diversification of farm households under rainfed agriculture: a case of Barak Valley of Assam, India

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Publisher
Inderscience Publishers
Copyright
Copyright © Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
ISSN
1756-9850
eISSN
1756-9869
DOI
10.1504/ijebr.2022.122060
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Abstract

The paper outlines the extent and pattern of rural livelihood diversification of farm households in Barak Valley of Assam, India. The study uses primary data collected from a sample of 450 farm households from the three districts that constitute the valley. We identify the major determinants of diversification towards non-farm activities by the farm households under the valley's rainfed agriculture. We also verify the role of non-farm earnings in improving the long-run economic wellbeing of farm households. We find that, among others, the percentage of household members employed in the non-farm sector, family size, average education of male working members, age of household head and size of landholdings emerge as significant determinants of livelihood diversification. It is also established that a farm household's non-farm earnings has a positive influence over its wealth index which is taken as a measure of its long run well-being.

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International Journal of Economics and Business ResearchInderscience Publishers

Published: Jan 1, 2022

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