Question

…what are different non farming activities which can be promoted in rural areas?
(Answer in points)​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Farm activity means agricultural activity and non-farm activity is used synonymously with non-agricultural activity. There are two alternative approaches to define rural-non-farm activities (Saith, 1992). The first is the locative approach in which the primary criterion is that a RNF activity is performed in a location which falls within a designated rural area. The second is based on the linkage approach where an industrial enterprise generates significant development linkages with the rural areas. For purposes of this study we are using the first. Rural-Non-Farm-Sector (RNFS) includes all economic activities viz., household and non-household manufacturing, handicrafts, processing, repairs, construction, mining and quarrying, transport, trade, communication, community and personal services etc. in rural areas. Rural-Non-Farm-Activities (RNFAs), thus, play an important role to provide supplementary employment to small and marginal farm households, reduce income inequalities and rural-urban migration. Though, agricultural sector has played a very significant role for generation of rural employment in the Asia and Pacific region, its contribution to the overall economy has greatly reduced in the recent past (Asian Productivity Organization, 2004). Therefore, development of various non-farm-activities can effectively be exploited as a potent stimulator for further economic growth offering rural communities better employment prospects on a sustainable basis.