ABSTRACT

Published in 1998, this books is an examination of farm decision-making, incorporating the elements of risk in both production and off-farm or casual wage labour. Farm household decision-making is studied, and issues of wage determination, pricing, commodity price stabilization and producer income and output are also explored.

chapter 1|10 pages

Motivating the Major Issues

chapter 5|22 pages

Labour Absorption by Cultivator Households

chapter 7|13 pages

Summing Up