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摘要
Farmers have numerous ways to tackle agricultural risks and most of them employ the income diversification strategies simultaneously. The present study analyses the determinants of the income diversification decisions by farm households. Data was collected from 400 farm households in Sindh province of Pakistan. Results show that 69 percent farm households were employing off-farm activities as diversification strategy. Business was the most adopted off-farm diversification strategy followed by government service. The marginal effect of probit regression divulged that one-year increase in education level would results in 2.5% escalation in the probability of farmer to go for off-farm income sources. Also, the multinomial probit regression revealed that adults participating in off-farm works coefficient were negative but highly significant in all diversification strategies. Likewise, farming area, dependency ratio and family size are the driving factors for participation in off-farm labour activities. Therefore, some different income diversifications strategies should be developed, by which farmers can earn additionally and smooth their income. Further, low interest credit arrangement should be introduced for the farmers, specifically for the small and marginal farmers to fabricate their own off-farm income producing sources. So that farmers can improvise and earn more benefits, improve their living standard and alleviate poverty as well.
- 出版日期2018-8
- 单位华中农业大学
