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Is off-farm income driving on-farm investment? [PDF]

, 2007
National Farm Survey data for Ireland shows that in the ten year period from 1995 to 2005 average farm incomes declined by almost 17 percent while net new investment increased by almost 30 percent in real terms. This paper explores the factors affecting farmers’ decisions to invest in farming.
Thia Hennessy, Mark O’ Brien
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Farm income variability and off-farm employment in Ireland

Agricultural Finance Review, 2016
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the potential relationship between farm income variability and off-farm employment decisions in the short and medium term for the case of Irish farm operators.Design/methodology/approachPanel probit models of off-farm labour supply are estimated using Teagasc National Farm Survey data for Irish farms. The
Jason Loughrey, Thia Hennessy
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Off-farm work and incomes of farm households

2006
Dans cet article, les auteurs s’appuient sur le modèle du ménage producteur pour analyser la formation et les inégalités du revenu des ménages d’agriculteurs en utilisant un raccordement réalisé par l'Insee entre le Réseau d'information comptable agricole (Rica) et des données fiscales (1991 et 1997).
Butault, Jean-Pierre, Delame, Nathalie, Lerouvillois, Philippe   +2 more
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Farmland preservation: The role of off-farm income

Landscape and Urban Planning, 1988
Abstract Off-farm income is of increasing importance in U.S. agriculture. As a survival strategy, it can increase the staying power of farm businesses and therefore may affect farmland preservation and urban planning. The paper presents an economic model of off-farm work by farm operators.
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Farm Production Risk and Reliance On Off-Farm Income

1990
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Kyle, Steven C., Kyle, Steven C.
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OFF-FARM INCOME, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, AND FARM ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

2007
The economic well-being of most U.S. farm households depends on income from both onfarm and off-farm activities. Consequently, for many farm households, economic decisions (including technology adoption and other production decisions) are likely to be shaped by the allocation of managerial time among such activities. While time allocation decisions are
Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge, Mishra, Ashok K., Nehring, Richard F., Hendricks, Chad, Southern, Malaya, Gregory, Alexandra, Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge, Mishra, Ashok K., Nehring, Richard F., Hendricks, Chad, Southern, Malaya, Gregory, Alexandra   +11 more
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Does Off-farm Income Alleviate Poverty and Income Inequality? Evidence from Rural Nigeria.

2014
This study employed Nigeria’s household data from the RIGA database to examine the effect of off-farm income on rural poverty and income distribution. Specifically, the study employs the Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measurement indices to examining the effect of off-farm income on rural poverty and Gini decomposition techniques for the ...
Ibrahim, M.K., Srinivasan, C.S., Ibrahim, M.K., Srinivasan, C.S.   +3 more
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Factors Affecting Variability in Farm and Off-farm Income

2011
The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting the relative variability in farm and off-farm income for Canadian farm operators. Previous attempts have been limited by the lack of available data combining both farm and off-farm income levels for farm operations over time.
Poon, Kenneth, Alfons, Weersink, Poon, Kenneth, Alfons, Weersink   +3 more
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Risk Management and the Role of Off-farm Income

2011
The majority of farm households in OECD countries earn more off-farm income than farm income, even including government payments. While this is a well recognized fact its implications for risk management have not been well recognized. Current efforts to reform farm support have focused on the variability of farm household income and largely ignored the
Freshwater, David, Jette-Nantel, Simon, Freshwater, David, Jette-Nantel, Simon   +3 more
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Determinants of off-farm income and its local patterns

Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
Apart from their contribution to the local economy in terms of input, output and employment, farmers also play a major role in shaping and maintaining our (natural) environment and landscapes. However, with the (planned) decrease in agricultural subsidies, these activities are at risk. For that reason, it would be useful when farmers could benefit from
van Leeuwen, E.S., Dekkers, J.E.C.
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