Response of traditional farmers to an abrupt change in off-wage opportunities

Jerry Eckert and Ron Wykstra

No 291682, WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995) from Western Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Lesotho depends heavily on migratory employment in South African mines. In the mid-Seventies a rapid increase in mine wages sharply altered opportunity costs to Lesotho's farm households. Significant adjustments followed in cropping, livestock management and labor resource allocation, each of which affects long-term development potential.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1981-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.291682

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