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Off-farm Employment and Agricultural Sales: Evidence from Romania

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  • Monica Tudor
  • Borbala Balint

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This article analyses the impact of off-farm employment on the process of commercialisation of agriculture in Romania. The descriptive and correlation analysis reveals the existence of an important relationship between off-farm employment and agricultural sales. High off-farm employment is correlated with low number of households selling agricultural products and with high amount sold per household, suggesting specialisation and commercial farming in the regions with off-farm employment. Non-agricultural employment has an indirect impact on agricultural sales as well, through increased labour productivity in agriculture and through easing access to credit. Moreover, commercial farms undertake substantial investments in agriculture, thus furthering commercialisation.

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  • Monica Tudor & Borbala Balint, 2006. "Off-farm Employment and Agricultural Sales: Evidence from Romania," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(2), pages 243-260.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:18:y:2006:i:2:p:243-260
    DOI: 10.1080/14631370600620012
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    1. Isabel Dinis, 2023. "Exploring the Drivers of Microregional Agricultural Labor Productivity: Empirical Insights from Portugal," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-19, November.
    2. Valentin-Mihai BOHATEREŢ & Ioan Sebastian BRUMĂ & Lucian TANASĂ, 2018. "Comparative Study On The Profile Of Agricultural Holdings Without Legal Status In The Development Regions North-East And South-East Of Romania," Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Institute of Agricultural Economics, vol. 15(1), pages 93-113.
    3. Florian, Violeta, 2011. "Patrimonial Pattern of Rural Development. Case Study: The Rural Communities from Tara Hateg Retezat Area," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 0(4), pages 178-196, December.
    4. Tudor, Monica, 2009. "Rural Labour Force and Multifunctional Development in the Territory," Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Institute of Agricultural Economics, vol. 6(2), pages 235-248.
    5. Paul Nkegbe & Abdelkrim Araar & Benjamin Abu & Yazidu Ustarz & Hamdiyah Alhassan & Edinam Dope Setsoafia & Shamsia Abdul-Wahab, 2018. "Rural Non-Farm Engagement and Agriculture Commercialization in Ghana: Complements or Competitors?," Working Papers PMMA 2018-07, PEP-PMMA.
    6. Paul Kwame Nkegbe & Abdelkrim Araar & Benjamin Musah Abu & Hamdiyah Alhassan & Yazidu Ustarz & Edinam Dope Setsoafia & Shamsia Abdul-Wahab, 2022. "Nonfarm activity and market participation by farmers in Ghana," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 10(1), pages 1-23, December.

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