Income Strategies Among Rural Households in Mexico: The Role of Off-farm Activities

By A. de Janvry, E. Sadoulet. 2001

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Institutional change, climate risk, and rural vulnerability: Cases from Central Mexico (2005, background): “According to one recent analysis, off-farm income accounts on average for 55% of rural incomes in Mexico, and of this income, nonfarm wages surpass self-employment income, agricultural wage income, and remittances ( de Janvry & Sadoulet, 2001 ).”
Certified organic agriculture in Mexico: Market connections and certification practices in large and small producers (2005, background): “Background contributors include loss of crop-price support programs of the 1970s and 1980s (Taylor et al., 2004; Finan et al., 2005) and increased off-farm labor and migration (de Janvry and Sadoulet, 2001; Hamilton et al., 2003).”
Addressing poverty and inequality in the rural economy from a global perspective (2015, background): “Between 35-50% of employment in the rural developing world is now non-agricultural (de Janvry and Sadoulet, 2001; Bryceson, 2002; Rigg, 2006), ranging from approximately 34% of rural incomes in Africa, to 47% in Latin America and 51% in Asia (Imai et al., 2013).”
Impact of off-farm income on food security and nutrition in Nigeria (2010, background): “In the available literature, considerable attention has been given to the poverty implications of off-farm income in developing countries (e.g., Block and Webb, 2001; de Janvry and Sadoulet, 2001; Lanjouw et al., 2001).”
Does Non-farm Income Affect Food Security? Evidence from India (2019, background): “…non-farm output and employment opportunities in India has been responsible for reduction in rural poverty and income inequality (Azam, 2012; de Janvry & Sadoulet, 2001; Himanshu, Lanjouw, Murgai, & Stern, 2013; Imai, Gaiha, & Thapa, 2015; Lanjouw & Murgai, 2009; Lanjouw & Shariff, 2004; Olale…”
The benefits of rural roads: enhancing income opportunities for the rural poor (2002, background): “This evidence is consistent with that reported by Corral and Reardon (2001) for Nicaragua and by de Janvry and Sadoulet (2001) for Mexico.”