Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon

This brief focuses on the characteristics of off-farm employment in agriculture and aquaculture clusters, and on gendered differences in employment opportunities and wage rates. It also presents evidence of transformation in the rural non-farm economy in both clusters.

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Main Author: Htun, Aung
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: Michigan State University 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148075
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spelling CGSpace1480752025-12-08T10:11:39Z Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon Htun, Aung agriculture aquaculture off-farm employment structural change remuneration gender equity rural areas economic trends This brief focuses on the characteristics of off-farm employment in agriculture and aquaculture clusters, and on gendered differences in employment opportunities and wage rates. It also presents evidence of transformation in the rural non-farm economy in both clusters. 2018-03-15 2024-06-21T09:23:47Z 2024-06-21T09:23:47Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148075 en Open Access application/pdf Michigan State University Htun, Aung. 2016. Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon. Food Security Policy Project Research Highlights #4. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
spellingShingle agriculture
aquaculture
off-farm employment
structural change
remuneration
gender equity
rural areas
economic trends
Htun, Aung
Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon
title Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon
title_full Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon
title_fullStr Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon
title_full_unstemmed Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon
title_short Off-farm employment and the transforming rural non-farm economy around Yangon
title_sort off farm employment and the transforming rural non farm economy around yangon
topic agriculture
aquaculture
off-farm employment
structural change
remuneration
gender equity
rural areas
economic trends
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148075
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