Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications

Barrett, C. B. and Reardon, T. and Webb, P. (2001) Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications. Food Policy, 26. pp. 315-331.

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Abstract

Asset, activity and income diversification lie at the heart of livelihood strategies in rural Africa. This paper introduces a special issue on the topic “Income Diversification and Livelihoods in Rural Africa: Cause and Consequence of Change.” We concentrate on core conceptual issues that bedevil the literature on rural income diversification and the policy implications of the empirical evidence presented in this special issue.  2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Additional Information: We thank Abdillahi Aboud, Mesfin Bezuneh, Michael Carter, Jean Paul Chavas, Dan Clay, Layne Coppock, Frank Ellis, Michael Lipton, Peter Little, John McPeak and Kevin Smith for helpful discussions that helped shape parts of this paper. This work was made possible by support provided in part by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Agreement No. LAG-A-00-96-90016-00 through the Broadening Access and Strengthening Input Market Systems Collaborative Research Support Program (BASIS CRSP). All views, interpretations, recommendations, and conclusions expressed in the paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the supporting or cooperating institutions.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Employment; Off-farm earnings; Rural development
Author Affiliation: Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Subjects: Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2012 10:52
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2012 10:53
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6162

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