Farm output, non-farm income and commercialization in rural Georgia

Iddo Kan (), Ayal Kimhi and Zvi Lerman ()

The Electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics, 2006, vol. 3, issue 2, 276-286

Abstract: This article examines the decision of farmers to sell part of their farm output on the market, using data from the Republic of Georgia. A two-level empirical model is used, in which endowments and resource allocation decisions determine farm output and non-farm income, and these in turn determine market participation. We found, as expected, that farm output affects market participation positively, while non-farm income affects it negatively. Landholdings have an indirect positive effect on market participation, through its positive effect on farm output. Education has a negative effect on market participation, mainly through its positive effect on non-farm income.

Keywords: commercialization; market participation; farm output; non-farm income; resource allocation. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q10 Q12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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