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A NOTE ON OFF‐FARM INCOME OF FARM FAMILIES IN AUSTRALIA *
Author(s) -
Tubman Wendy
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.683
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-8489
pISSN - 0004-9395
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8489.1977.tb00207.x
Subject(s) - agriculture , context (archaeology) , business , agricultural economics , farm income , economics , natural resource economics , agricultural science , labour economics , geography , environmental science , archaeology
Past studies of the farm sector have concentrated on the use of farm based resources in the farm context alone. Changes in the economic environment have widened the opportunities available to these resources and have thus tended to make this narrow definition of the farm firm less relevant. Some recognition of this situation has emerged in more recent studies. The aim of this note is to collate and examine the degree to which farm labour resources are employed in off‐farm activities in Australia. The main conclusion drawn from the evidence available is that, while in aggregate part‐time farming is a fairly minor activity, in some sectors it is increasing in importance and constitutes a considerable outlet for farm based labour resources.