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Definition of Nonfarm
1. Adjective. Concerned with the economic activities of all businesses except agricultural ones ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonfarm
1. not pertaining to the farm [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonfarm
Literary usage of Nonfarm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sources of Income Inequality and Poverty in Rural Pakistan by Richard H. Adams, Jane J. He (1995)
"SOURCES OF nonfarm INCOME INEQUALITY In the past many researchers and policymakers
... There is now a growing recognition that the rural nonfarm sector, ..."
2. Income Diversification And Poverty in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam by Nicholas Minot (2006)
"Large households with few children and few older members are also more likely to
have a large share of income from nonfarm activities (see Table 6.6). ..."
3. Access to Credit and Its Impact on Welfare in Malawi by Aliou Diagne, Manfred Zeller (2001)
"The MRFC participants have the second lowest average share of nonfarm income (41
percent), which is lower than that of MMF participants (who receive loans ..."
4. Agricultural Research and Poverty Reduction by Peter Hazell, Lawrence James Haddad (2001)
"Impact on the nonfarm Economy Agricultural growth generates important rounds of
income and ... This paper distinguishes between the rural nonfarm economy, ..."
5. Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in Rural China: The Role of Public Investments by Shenggen Fan, Linxiu Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang (2002)
"The success of the rural nonfarm economy had far-reaching impact on China's economy.
In addition to providing employment and income for rural population ..."
6. Adoption of Hybrid Maize in Zambia: Effects on Gender Roles, Food by Shubh K. Kumar (1994)
"Since this effect is consistent for both farm and nonfarm work, it is likely to
be a function of higher income together with a relative reduction in returns ..."
7. Future Directions for Indian Irrigation: Research and Policy Issues by Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick, Mark Svendsen (1991)
"... 14.21--Commodity terms of trade between farm and nonfarm sectors in Bihar and
Haryana, 1970/71 to 1982/83 Source: Nilakantha Rath, "Presidential Address ..."
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