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Rural Livelihood Challenges: Moving out of Agriculture

In: Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India

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  • Prabhu Pingali

    (Cornell University)

  • Anaka Aiyar

    (Cornell University)

  • Mathew Abraham

    (Cornell University)

  • Andaleeb Rahman

    (Cornell University)

Abstract

In this chapter, we deliberate upon the role of the non-farm sector in the food systems. We argue that livelihood diversification in rural India would lead to an overall economy-wide increase in productivity, and facilitate swifter structural transformation and poverty reduction. We highlight the role of the non-farm sector for job creation in rural areas, especially along the rural-urban continuum for structural transformation to take place. Policy has not yet leveraged the potential of small towns and the peri-urban spaces as a means to create new job opportunities. We focus on these blurring of the rural-urban distinction which provide an opportunity to diversify the portfolio of economic opportunities available to rural households, thereby enabling greater rural income and improved access to food and nutrition.

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  • Prabhu Pingali & Anaka Aiyar & Mathew Abraham & Andaleeb Rahman, 2019. "Rural Livelihood Challenges: Moving out of Agriculture," Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy, in: Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India, chapter 0, pages 47-71, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psachp:978-3-030-14409-8_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14409-8_3
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    1. Surbhi Bansal & Pushp Kumar & Shan Mohammad & Nazim Ali & Mohd Arshad Ansari, 2021. "Asymmetric effects of cereal crops on agricultural economic growth: a case study of India," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 1(12), pages 1-19, December.
    2. Loan Vu & Anu Rammohan & Srinivas Goli, 2021. "The Role of Land Ownership and Non-Farm Livelihoods on Household Food and Nutrition Security in Rural India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-22, December.

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