Does Income Inequality Exist among Urban Farmers? A Demonstration of Lorenz Curves from Northern Thailand
| Autor: | Daranrat Jaitiang, Wen-Chi Huang, Shang-Ho Yang |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Inequality
media_common.quotation_subject income distribution Geography Planning and Development Farm income Distribution (economics) TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Economic inequality Income distribution immune system diseases 0502 economics and business Tobit model GE1-350 050207 economics Lorenz curve Socioeconomics urban farmers media_common Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 05 social sciences food and beverages respiratory tract diseases Environmental sciences Geography northern Thailand Agriculture 050202 agricultural economics & policy business income inequality |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 9 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5119, p 5119 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13095119 |
| Popis: | This study was motivated by the profound disparity of farmers’ income in northern Thailand. We aimed to investigate the inequalities in the distribution of estimated income among urban farmers in the Mueang district area of Nan province using the Lorenz curves and Gini indices. Approximations of farmers’ incomes were calculated and the Tobit model was applied to identify the determinants of farm income diversification in each sub-district. Results showed that urban farmers had high inequality scores, and there was a wide range of income among farmers. Ownership, land entitlement, and farmland size positively contributed to farmers’ estimated income. Agricultural activities further showed that rice farming significantly raised income disparity, while maize cultivation negatively affected it in nearly all sub-districts. Therefore, this study contributes an important indication that leads farmers to a sustainable livelihood while simultaneously adjusting relevant institutional policies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|