Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria Cover

Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria

Open Access
|Mar 2020

References

  1. Abdulai A., CroleRees A. (2001): Determinants of Income Diversification amongst Rural Households in Southern Mali. Food Policy 26: 437 – 452.10.1016/S0306-9192(01)00013-6
  2. Abdulai A., Delgado C. L. (1999): Determinants of Nonfarm Earnings of Farm-Based Husbands and Wives in Northern Ghana. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 81: 117 – 130.10.2307/1244455
  3. Adeoye I. D., Wayo S., Sarpong D., Amegashie D. P. K. (2019): Effect of off-farm income on multi-dimensional poverty among rural farm households in Nigeria. International Journal of Social Economics (ahead-of-print), DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-02-2019-0090.10.1108/IJSE-02-2019-0090
  4. Agyeman B. A. S., Asuming-Brempong S., Onumah E. E. (2014): Determinants of income diversification of farm households in the Western Region of Ghana. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 53: 55 – 72.
  5. Alasia A., Weersink A., Bollman R. D., Cranfield J. (2009): Off-farm labour decision of Canadian farm operators: Urbanization effects and rural labour market linkages. Journal of Rural Studies 25: 12 – 24.10.1016/j.jrurstud.2008.04.002
  6. Awoyemi T. (2011): Rural non-farm incomes and poverty reduction in Nigeria. No. 224 AERC Research Paper. The African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi.
  7. Babatunde R. O., Qaim M. (2009): Patterns of income diversification in rural Nigeria: Determinants and impacts. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 48: 305 – 320.
  8. Babatunde R., Qaim M. (2010): Off-farm Labor Market Participation in Rural Nigeria: Driving Forces and Household Access. Contributed paper for the 5th IZA/World Bank Conference: Employment and Development, May 03 – May 04, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa.
  9. Barret C., Bezuneh M., Clay D. C., Reardon T. (2001): Heterogenous Constraints, Incentives & Income Diversification Strategies in Rural Africa. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 44: 37 – 60.10.2139/ssrn.258371
  10. Barrett C. B., Reardon T.A. (2000): Asset, Activity, and Income Diversification Among African Agriculturalists : Some Practical Issues. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.25734410.2139/ssrn.257344
  11. Beyene A. D. (2008): Determinants of off-farm participation decision of farm households in Ethiopia. Agrekon 47: 140 – 161.10.1080/03031853.2008.9523794
  12. Bezu S., Barrett C. B., Holden S. T. (2012): Does the Nonfarm Economy Offer Pathways for Upward Mobility ? Evidence from a Panel Data Study in Ethiopia. World Development 40: 1634 – 1646.10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.04.019
  13. Bhandari P. B. (2013): Rural livelihood change? Household capital, community resources and livelihood transition. Journal of Rural Studies 32: 126 – 136.10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.05.001
  14. Bhaumik S. K. (2007): Diversification of Employment and Earnings by Rural Households in West Bengal. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 62: 585 – 606.
  15. Canagarajah S., Newman C., Bhattamishra R. (2001): Non-farm income, gender, and inequality : evidence from rural Ghana and Uganda. Food Policy 26: 405 – 420.10.1016/S0306-9192(01)00011-2
  16. Chang H., Mishra A. (2008): Impact of off-farm labor supply on food expenditures of the farm household. Food Policy 33: 657 – 664.10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.02.002
  17. Corral P., Radchenko N. (2017): What’s So Spatial about Diversification in Nigeria? World Development 95: 231 – 253.10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.02.028
  18. Davis J., Pearce D. (2001): The Non-Agricultural Rural Sector in Central and Eastern Europe. Natural Resources Institute Report No. 2630. Department for International Development (DFID)/World Bank Collaborive Program for Rural Development.CEE/CIS Rural Non-Farm Economy and Livelihoods Enhancement: Policy Research Initiative.
  19. Davis B., Winters P., Carletto G., Covarrubias K., Quiñones E. J., Zezza A., Di Giuseppe S. (2010): A Cross-Country Comparison of Rural Income Generating Activities. World Development 38: 48 – 63.10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.01.003
  20. Davis B., Di Giuseppe S., Zezza A. (2017): Are African households (not) leaving agriculture? Patterns of households’ income sources in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. Food Policy 67: 153 – 174.10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.018538443728413253
  21. Demeke A. B., Zeller M. (2012): Weather Risk and Household Participation in Off-farm Activities in Rural Ethiopia. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 51: 1 – 20.
  22. Dimova R., Sen K. (2010): Is household income diversification a means of survival or a means of accumulation? Panel data evidence from Tanzania. Global Development Institute Working Series 12210, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  23. Dzanku F. M. (2015): Transient rural livelihoods and poverty in Ghana. Journal of Rural Studies 40: 102 – 110.10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.06.009
  24. Ellis F., Freeman H. A. (2004): Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction Strategies in Four African Countries. The Journal of Development Studies 40: 1 – 30.10.1080/00220380410001673175
  25. Ersado L. (2003): Income Diversification in Zimbabwe : Welfare Implications from Urban and Rural Areas. Discussion Paper No. 152.International Food Policy Research Institute, Food Consumption and Nutrition Division (FCND), Washington, D.C.
  26. Greene W. W. H. (2012): Econometric Analysis (Seventh Ed., Vol. 97). New York: Prentice Hall.
  27. Haggblade S., Hazell P., Reardon T. (2010): The Rural Non-farm Economy: Prospects for Growth and Poverty Reduction. World Development 38: 1429 – 1441.10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.06.008
  28. Idowu A. O., Aihonsu J. O., Olubanjo O. O., Shittu A. M. (2011): Determinants of income diversification amongst rural farm households in South West Nigeria. Economics and Finance Review 1: 31 – 43.
  29. Janvry A. D. E., Sadoulet E. (2001). Income Strategies Among Rural Households in Mexico: The Role of Off-farm Activities. World Development 29: 467 – 80.10.1016/S0305-750X(00)00113-3
  30. Liu Z., Lan J. (2015): The Sloping Land Conversion Program in China: Effect on the Livelihood Diversification of Rural Households. World Development 70: 147 – 161.10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.01.004
  31. Liverpool-Tasie L. S., Kuku O., Ajibola A. (2011): A Review of Literature on Agricultural Productivity, Social Capital and Food Security in Nigeria (No. 21). Retrieved from http://ebrary.ifpri.org/utils/getfile/collection/p15738coll2/id/126846/filename/127057.pdf
  32. Meraner M., Heijman W., Kuhlman T., Finger R. (2015): Determinants of farm diversification in the Netherlands. Land Use Policy 42: 767 – 780. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.10.01310.1016/j.landusepol.2014.10.013
  33. Minot N., Epprecht M., Anh T., Trung L. (2006): Income Diversification and Poverty in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Washington, DC, IFPRI Research Report. No. 45. http://doi.org/10.2499/089629148010.2499/0896291480
  34. Oluwatayo I. B. (2009): Poverty and income diversification among households in rural Nigeria: a gender analysis of livelihood patterns. In The 2nd Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos (IESE) Conference on “Dynamics of Poverty and Patterns of Economic Accumulation in Mozambique”, April 2009.
  35. Oseni G., Winters P. (2009): Rural Non-farm activities and Agricultural Crop Production in Nigeria. Agricultural Economics 40: 189 – 201.10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00369.x
  36. Prowse M. (2015): The Determinants of Non-Farm Income Diversification in Rural Ethiopia. Journal of Poverty Alleviation and International Development 6: 109 – 130.
  37. Rijkers B., Costa R. (2012): Gender and Rural Non-Farm Entrepreneurship. World Development 40: 2411 – 2426.10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.017
  38. Senadza B. (2012): Non-farm Income Diversification in Rural Ghana: Patterns and Determinants. African Development Review 24: 233 – 244.10.1111/j.1467-8268.2012.00322.x
  39. Senadza B. (2014): Income diversification strategies among rural households in developing countries. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 5: 75 – 92.10.1108/AJEMS-05-2012-0029
  40. Stifel D. (2010): The rural non-farm economy, livelihood strategies and household welfare. AfJARE 4: 82 – 109.
  41. Sundaram-Stukel R., Deininger K., Jin S. (2006): Fostering growth of the rural nonfarm sector in Africa: The case of Tanzania. In Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, July 23–26, 2006 Co.
  42. Tong K., Phay S. (2013): The Role of income diversification during the global financial crisis: evidence from nine villages in Cambodia. Cambodia’s leading independent development policy Research Institute (CDRI) Working Paper Series No. 78, 25 p.
  43. Tobin J. (1958): Estimation of Relationships for Limited Dependent Variables. Econometrica 26: 24 – 36.10.2307/1907382
  44. Van Leeuwen E., Dekkers J. (2013): Determinants of off-farm income and its local patterns: A spatial microsimulation of Dutch farmers. Journal of Rural Studies 31: 55 – 66.10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.02.002
  45. Weltin M., Zasada I., Franke C., Piorr A., Raggi M., Viaggi D. (2017): Analyzing behavioural differences of farm households: An example of income diversification strategies based on European farm survey data. Land Use Policy 62: 172 – 184.10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.11.041
  46. Winters P., Davis B., Carletto G., Covarrubias K., Quinones E. J., Zezza A., Stamoulis K. (2009): Assets, Activities and Rural Income Generation: Evidence from a Multicountry Analysis. World Development 37: 1435 – 1452.10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.01.010
  47. Woldenhanna T., Oskam A. (2001): Income diversification and entry barriers: Evidence from the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia. Food Policy 26: 351 – 365.10.1016/S0306-9192(01)00009-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2019-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1801-0571 | Journal ISSN: 0231-5742
Language: English
Page range: 149 - 156
Submitted on: May 24, 2019
Accepted on: Dec 30, 2019
Published on: Mar 20, 2020
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Related subjects:

© 2020 Ifeoluwa Damilola Adeoye, Wayo Seini, Daniel Bruce Sarpong, Ditchfield Amegashie, published by Mendel University in Brno
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.