@article{Kayastha:123825,
      recid = {123825},
      author = {Kayastha, P. and Rauniyar, Ganesh P. and Parker, W.J.},
      title = {Determinants of off-farm employment in eastern rural  Nepal},
      address = {1999},
      number = {410-2016-25595},
      pages = {14},
      year = {1999},
      abstract = {Stagnant agricultural productivity and low returns in  farming have led rural residents in
Nepal to look elsewhere  for alternative or supplemental income opportunities,  primarily
though off-farm employment. Off-farm employment  provides supplemental income to
support household  expenditure. This study examined the contribution of  off-farm
employment to total household income for two  ecologically distinct districts of Eastern
Nepal and  identified factors differentiating households with on-farm,  off-farm and, both
on-and off-farm labour. Variables that  differentiated wage labour, skilled labour and
trade  employment were determined. Participatory rural appraisal  workshops (n=6),
key informant interviews (n=9) and  household socio-economic surveys (n=150) were
used to  gather data. The lacks of productive land, increased  household sizes and higher
educational attainment of  household members were all positively associated  with
off-farm employment. There were fewer employment  opportunities in locations away
from major market centres  and for women and disadvantaged groups.  The
Brahmin/Chhetri/Newar ethnic group dominated most of  the off-farm employment
opportunities. The study suggests  that policy intervention measures such as the
provision of  irrigation and skill-based training would improve the  well-being of rural
women, disadvantaged people sub-groups  and those located away from major
employment centres.  Market linkages are also an important factor in increasing  off-farm
employment opportunities and thus household  income.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/123825},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.123825},
}