Transforming the rural nonfarm economy: Opportunities and threats in the developing world

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Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer (2014, background): “It is estimated that approximately 35% of rural income in Africa is earned from non-farm activities including trading, agro-processing, and service provision in the non-farm economy [23].”
Poverty reduction during the rural-urban transformation - The role of the missing middle (2013, unknown): “…activities in poverty reduction, with rural towns, which mediate the flow of inputs, goods and services between rural hinterlands and large urban centers, seen as the most effective generators of nonfarm employment for the poor (Haggblade, Hazell, and Reardon, 2007; Lanjouw and Murgai, 2009).”
On the Structural Transformation of Rural Africa (2017, background): “The rural non-farm sector thus provides a crucial bridge between commodity-based agriculture and livelihoods earned in the modern industrial and service sectors in urban centers (Haggblade, Hazell, and Reardon 2007).”
Production diversity and dietary diversity in smallholder farm households (2015, background): “Beyond farming, the majority of smallholder households in developing countries also have off-farm income sources (29), further adding to the complexity.”