Description:
This research highlight presents findings on key features
of rural off-farm work and incomes in Myanmar?s Dry
Zone. It is based on analysis of data collected by the
Rural Economy and Agriculture in Dry Zone (READZ)
survey in 2017. READZ surveyed 1578 households in
four townships: Budalin Township (Sagaing Region),
Magway and Pwintbyu Townships (Magway Region), and
Myittha Township (Mandalay Region).
For this study, we define off-farm income as income orig-
inating from any work or activity that individuals perform
away from their own household?s farm ? thus it includes
agricultural work for pay. We divide sources of off-farm
income into two categories: ?employment” and ?self-em-
ployment”. Employment refers to any activity earning
a wage or salary, and includes both temporary casual
labor (?wage work”) and steady longer-term employment
(?salaried work”). In contrast, ?self-employment” refers
to any off-farm activity that remunerates the individual in
the form of profits from sales of goods or services. This
includes all types of non-farm enterprise (including trade,
retail, crafts, and services) as well as self-directed resource
extraction activities (fishing, wood collection, etc.)..."
Source/publisher:
Food Security Policy Project Research Highlights Myanmar #10 Myanmar
Date of Publication:
2017-12-00
Date of entry:
2018-03-02
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Language:
English
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