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| Kumar, Anjani; Kumar, Sant; Singh, Dhiraj Kumar; Shivjee. |
| This paper has studied rural employment diversification in India and across major states using NSSO data at household level for the period 1983 and 2009-10. Factors affecting rural employment diversification towards non-farm sector have also been studied. Analysis has shown that the non-farm sector has consistently grown over time and employed nearly one-third of the rural workforce in 2009-10, as compared to merely one-fifth in 1983 at all-India level. The similar trend is seen across major states as well, though the pace and pattern varied widely. In providing employment to rural workforce, increasing dominance of crop production, followed by animal husbandry was observed across major states during 2009-10. The share of fishery and forestry was... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Rural employment; Employment diversification; Crop sector; Agricultural and Food Policy; J21; J23; O15; O18. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119386 |
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