Rural employment diversification in Anambra state, Nigeria: its nature and implications for development

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Title:	Rural employment diversification in Anambra state, Nigeria: its nature and implications for development
Author:	Okafor, F.C.
Year:	1983
Periodical:	Labour, Capital and Society
Volume:	16
Issue:	2
Pages:	226-239
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	employment rural areas
Abstract:	Anambra state in southeastern Nigeria is an area of high population density and consequent scarcity of land and resources. The present study examines the income-generating strategies adopted by households to cope with the exigencies of poor agricultural turnover. It is based on the results of a survey of thirty-six villages located in seven administrative divisions of Anambra state carried out in 1977. Sections: agricultural response strategies - dimensions of non-farm employment - non-farm activities as employment alternatives - the employment pattern in non-farm activities - implications for rural development. Notes, tab., French sum.