1Division of Agricultural Extension Education, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Chatha Campus, Jammu-180009, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2Agricultural Extension Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi-110012, India
*Corresponding author: rakeshnanda22@gmail.com
JEL classification Q10, Q12
This article assesses the importance of non-farm activities and identifies factors that influence farm households’ participation in these activities in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of a survey of 630 farm households in 2016–2017. The findings show that a majority of farm households are simultaneously engaged in non-farm activities, particularly in labour market and government services. Furthermore, the participation in non-farm activities is found to be positively influenced by education, family size, and dependency ratio, but negatively by farm size.
Agro-ecological zones, Credit, Income, Non-farm activities
