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Rural Non-farm Activities

Rural Non-farm Activities. Income diversification. Why income diversification is important Risk reduction Smoothing income Increase income. Rural Non-farm Activities (RNFA ). Definition Push factors Population growth

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Rural Non-farm Activities

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  1. Rural Non-farm Activities Rural Development Division

  2. Income diversification • Why income diversification is important • Risk reduction • Smoothing income • Increase income

  3. Rural Non-farm Activities (RNFA) • Definition • Push factors • Population growth • Increasing scarcity of production factors (arable land, water resources, etc) • Lack of access to farm input market • pull factors • High return on labour in RNFA sector • Lower risk of RNFA comparing to farm activities • Generation of cash in order to meet family needs • Improving living conditions (attractiveness of urban life)

  4. Rural Non-farm Activities (RNFA) • Determinants of RNFA • Education • Infrastructure • Health • Credit market • Gender

  5. RNFA and sustainable livelihood approach Human capital Social capital Financial capital The poor Physicalcapital Naturalcapital

  6. Finding • RNFAs have close links with agriculture • A positive correlation between RNFA • Higher income level of rural family • Higher productivity in agricultural activities • RNFAs are important for: • Poverty alleviation • Income growth • Reduction of rapid urbanization

  7. RNFA in Syria • Lack of literature about RNFA, but there are some information could be used as a starting points • Farming systems study • Unemployment Alleviation Commission

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