Land-use change and livelihoods of non-farm households : the role of income from employment in oil palm and rubber in rural Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.03.020
Abstract: Abstract Many tropical regions are experiencing massive land-use change that is often characterized by an expansion of oil palm at the expense of forests and more traditional forms of agricultural cropping. While implications of such… read more here.
Keywords: farm households; non farm; oil; oil palm ... See more keywords
Implications of Non-Farm Work to Vulnerability to Food Poverty-Recent Evidence From Northern Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.10.015
Abstract: Summary Using survey data from northern Ghana, this study seeks to establish the impact of participation in non-farm work on the vulnerability of resource poor households to food poverty. Vulnerability to food poverty is assessed… read more here.
Keywords: food poverty; non farm; food; farm work ... See more keywords
Farm Exposures and Allergic Disease Among Children Living in a Rural Setting.
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DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2023.2200427
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the association between farm exposures and asthma and allergic disease in children while also highlighting the experiences of non-farm rural children. METHODS This was a cross-sectional… read more here.
Keywords: farm; allergic disease; asthma; non farm ... See more keywords
Dairy Farm Work and Protection from Gastrointestinal Illness.
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DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2023.2209091
Abstract: Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are a major public health burden in the United States. Due to close contact with animals, farmers may be a high risk subgroup for acute GI infections, though some studies suggest farm… read more here.
Keywords: farm; dairy; farm work; non farm ... See more keywords
Non-Farm Enterprises and the Rural Youth Employment Challenge in Ghana
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DOI: 10.19088/1968-2017.130
Abstract: Non-farm enterprises have generally been perceived as a silver bullet solution for rural unemployment. This article therefore provides some insights on their potential to resolve the youth unemployment challenge in rural Ghana. Non-farm enterprises in… read more here.
Keywords: challenge; youth; farm enterprises; non farm ... See more keywords
Depression and binge drinking in farm and non-farm rural adults in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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DOI: 10.22605/rrh5530
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Despite some attention paid to farm stress in the popular press, recent Canadian research examining the mental wellbeing of farming populations relative to other rural dwellers is sparse. International research on the topic has… read more here.
Keywords: binge drinking; non farm; farm; mental health ... See more keywords
Non-Farm Employment, Farmland Renting and Farming Ability: Evidence from China
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095476
Abstract: In the process of China’s urbanization, non-farm employment and farmland rental activity are closely correlated. Using data from a survey on rural households in three Chinese provinces, this article examines the relationship between farmland renting… read more here.
Keywords: farming ability; farmland renting; non farm; farm employment ... See more keywords