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dc.contributor.authorBayissa, Fitsum Wakweya
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-30T12:01:08Z
dc.date.available2011-12-30T12:01:08Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-30
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/187339
dc.descriptionThis thesis is submited in partial fulfilment for MSc degree in Development and Resource Economics at the Norwegian University of Life Scienceno_NO
dc.description.abstractIn rural areas of Malawi, where farmers have small land holding sizes, abundant labour resources and where markets are imperfect; off-farm income has complex but interesting linkages with farm productivity. The question of whether off-farm income competes with or complements farm income is empirical because it has been inconclusive from theories and previous research. This paper examines the impact of off-farm income on farm productivity and household welfare, using panel data collected in central and southern rural areas of Malawi in 2007 and 2009. Two Stage Random Effect Tobit models are used to analyse the data. I find that off-farm income has a complementing effect on land productivity, average labour productivity, input usage and total household income. This implies that the positive effects of off-farm income, through relaxation of the imperfect credit and insurance markets, are significantly dominant over the negative effects of resource competition.no_NO
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was sponsered by NORAD through NOMA programmeno_NO
dc.language.isoengno_NO
dc.publisherNorwegian University of Life Sciences, Åsen
dc.subjectoff-farm incomeno_NO
dc.subjectfarm productivityno_NO
dc.subjectMalawino_NO
dc.subjecttwo stage random effect tobit modelsno_NO
dc.subjecthousehold incomeno_NO
dc.subjectfertilizer usageno_NO
dc.subjectincomeno_NO
dc.subjectfarmersno_NO
dc.subjectsmall farmsno_NO
dc.subjectfarm resultsno_NO
dc.subjectproductivityno_NO
dc.subjecthouseholdsno_NO
dc.subjectsocial welfareno_NO
dc.subjectdevelopment and natural resource economicsno_NO
dc.titleDoes off-farm income compete with farm income?: Evidence from Malawino_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisno_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900no_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Social science: 200no_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Technology: 500no_NO
dc.source.pagenumber40no_NO


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