The analyses focus on the structural change in agriculture and farm households for selected hilly mountainous areas Slovenia before after accession to European Union, with an emphasis empirical analysis of a sample income diversification rural census years, importance self-employment households’ well-being food security. A t-test was applied investigate differences arithmetic means between two ...

This paper reviews recent development of China’s agricultural domestic support policy, especially the transition from taxing farmers and agriculture to providing direct subsidies to grain production and purchased inputs. A model-based quantitative analysis on the effects of these policy changes has been conducted. Simulation results suggest that recent policy changes have likely achieved the de...

Kenya's national survey data have shown patterns of fertility decline in the more socioeconomically advantaged regions. In the central areas, where urbanization and economic development is the highest, fertility has begun to decline rapidly. The lowest fertility was in Nairobi capital region; the Coast Province also experienced recent fertility decline. Fertility has remained high in the Wester...

This article studies the relationship between the off-farm participation behavior of farm operators and their spouses and the demographic composition of the household. I focus on farm families without parents, siblings or partners, and examine the effects of the existence of elderly children of the farm couple. I find that both the father and the mother tend to reduce their participation in off...

After more than a decade of deregulation and incorporation into global markets, access to the South African wine industry and ‘empowerment’ remain difficult. The government’s land reform policy notwithstanding, it is very difficult to gain entry into the industry, especially on the upstream side. Given the capital, technology and knowledge intensity of the industry, it is not easy to establish ...

The literature about economic and social impacts of Bt cotton adoption on farm households in developing countries is growing. Yet, there is still uncertainty about wider implications of this technology for rural development, including effects for landless rural laborers. Bt-related yield advantages may lead to intensified production and higher demand for labor. Building on farm survey data coll...