Half of farmers working part-time
Half of farmers working part-time
- 2003
- Farmers' Weekly 138(20) 16 May 2003, 7, 84-86(4) .
A "Farmers Weekly" survey of rural practitioners reveals that over half of farmers work part-time and rely on non-farm income to support their businesses. The survey also notes the emergence of two types of part-time farmers: those who diversify in desperation for extra income and those with large non-farming income who aspire to the farming lifestyle. A series of articles investigates further into part-time farming.
FARMERS
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL BUSINESSES
FARM DIVERSIFICATION
A "Farmers Weekly" survey of rural practitioners reveals that over half of farmers work part-time and rely on non-farm income to support their businesses. The survey also notes the emergence of two types of part-time farmers: those who diversify in desperation for extra income and those with large non-farming income who aspire to the farming lifestyle. A series of articles investigates further into part-time farming.
FARMERS
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL BUSINESSES
FARM DIVERSIFICATION