DETERMINANTS OF FAMILY FARM INCOME DEPENDING ON FARM SIZE

Determinants of Choice of Irrigation Technology and Farm Income

For the purpose of the study, it is important to analyse the determinants of irrigation technology choices and farm incomes. Fig. 1 below illustrates how the past condition of power supply and the expectations regarding the future along with farm and region specific characteristics affect the choice of irrigation technologies. The choice of a specific irrigation technology, in turn, together wi...

Farm Income Variability and the Supply of Off-Farm Labor

If farmers are risk averse, greater farm income variability should increase off-farm labor supply. This effect is confirmed for a sample of Kansas farmers. Off-farm employment of farmers and their spouses is also found to be significantly influenced by farm experience, off-farm work experience, farm size, leverage, efficiency, and farm-specific education. In addition, farm operators and spouses...

Alternative Measures of Farm Size : Trends and Determinants

Off-Farm Income, Technology Adoption, and Farm Economic Performance

The economic well-being of most U.S. farm households depends on income from both onfarm and off-farm activities. Consequently, for many farm households, economic decisions (including technology adoption and other production decisions) are likely to be shaped by the allocation of managerial time among such activities. While time allocation decisions are usually not measured directly, we observe ...

Producer and farm characteristics, type of product, location: determinants of on-farm and off-farm direct sales by farmers