Question

advantages of non farming activities

Answer 1

Non farming activities include those activities which are not related with cultivation of crops, like having a dairy, involved jaggery production
a. It serves as an alternate source of income for those who are not involved agricultural farms.
b. Unlike farming, which at times face the crisis of crop failure, bad harvest, drought effecting production and income, such activities are not impacted by such a scenario.
c. Many villagers are still dependent on monsoon to meet their irrigation needs, failure of which or bad monsoon effects their overall production of crops. Bad or good monsoons does not impact non farm activities and their incomes. Non farming can mitigate such chances and ensure a regular income.
d. Some workers employed in shops, or in other manufacturing units are kept under fixed wages which ensures continuity in their incomes.
e. Small farmers and landless farmers can involve themselves in non farming activities like dairy farming, can open their small business outlets selling grocery or household products, can work in small scale manufacturing units like converting sugarcane into jaggery, which can help the to improve their overall condition. Hope this helps!!

Answer 2

Answer:

Importance of non-farm production activities: (i)The non-farm production activities help in establishing a market in the village. (ii)They act as the source of income for the farmers. (iii) They provide employment to landless workers.The non-farm activities in rural areas play an important role in generating employment for people. It may also prevent the migration of rural people from rural areas to the urban, due to the shortage of job opportunities. The rural nonfarm activities receive limited resources and engage a larger section of workers.04-Jul-2017Non-farming activities help in the development of the village Palampur as all the people in the village cannot earn their livelihood by the money they get from agriculture business. They need an additional income, which they obtain from dairy farming, trading, small scale manufacturing and transport.02-Sep-2018Two types of non-farming activities are as: (i) Dairy: People feed their buffaloes and then sell their milk in nearby villages. (ii) Transport: Many vehicles like rickshaw, jeep, trucks, ferry etc., by which people and goods are transported from one place to another. Answer verified by Toppr