Does Non-Farm Income Raise Farm Productivity? New Evidence from India.
On the face of various agro-climatic shocks, farmers often resort to non-farm activities as a coping mechanism for attaining sustainable livelihood. While the impact of non-farm income on farm productivity is well documented in the literature, we contribute to the literature by exploring the possibi...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 61; no. 9; pp. 1526 - 1548 |
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Sep2025
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