Off Farm Income Theory & Practice
Table of Contents
- Credits
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 2.0 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
- 3.0 THE IMPLICATIONS OF A DEMAND & SUPPLY FRAMEWORK FOR OFF-FARM INCOME
- 4.0 LIMITATIONS OF THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY MODEL
- 5.0 MODEL VALIDITY
- 6.0 POLICY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH OFF-FARM INCOME
- 6.1 Efficiency , 6.2 Output from the Agricultural Sector , 6.3 Sustainability , 6.3.1 Economic Sustainability , 6.3.2 Biophysical Sustainability , 6.3.3 Social Sustainability , 6.4 Subdivision, Amalgamation and Land Values , 6.5 Training, Education and Information , 6.6 Definition of a Farm , 6.7 Income Support after Adverse Events
- 7.0 FARMERS WITH OFF-FARM WORK : SEVEN CASE-STUDIES
- 7.1 Methodology , 7.2 The Case Study Farms , 7.3 The Issues , 7.4 The Case Study Farmers’ Responses , 7.4.1 Off-farm Work and the Productivity and Profitability of the Farm , 7.4.2 The Adoption of Innovation , 7.4.3 Stress , 7.4.4 Attitudes to Off-farm Work , 7.4.5 Off-farm Work and the Biophysical Environment , 7.4.6 Education, Training and Information , 7.4.7 Roading and Health and Safety , 7.4.8 Discussion
- 8.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- APPENDIX ONE : Description of the Case Study Farms
- APPENDIX TWO : Labour Input
- APPENDIX THREE : Questionnaire
- APPENDIX FOUR : Changes in Productivity and Profitability Associated with Off-farm Work
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