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单词 non-farm
释义
non-farm
adjective[before noun]
(alsononfarm)
uk/ˌnɒnˈfɑːm/us/ˌnɑːnˈfɑːrm/
notrelatingtofarmsorfarming:
Non-farmunemploymentin thecountywas at anall-timehigh.
Part-timefarmerswho also had non-farmincomefaredbetterduring therecession.
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  • Thearrivalof new non-farmneighbourscancreateconflictwithnearbyfarmersoverslowtractorsonnarrowcountryroads.
  • More and morepeoplearemovingaway from thecountrysidebecause they canearnmore in nonfarmjobs.
  • Theagricultureindustryis adynamicone withstronglinkswith the non-farmsector.
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(Definition ofnon-farmfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

non-farm| Business English

non-farm
adjective[before noun]
(alsononfarm)
uk
us
ECONOMICS
notrelatedto orinvolvedinfarming:
non-farm jobs/payrolls/employmentIn May, non-farmemploymentin thestatestoodat 6 million.
(Definition ofnon-farmfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnon-farm

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A shrinking rural labor pool and/or competition from othernon-farmindustries may limit producers' ability to get dependable labor for their operations.
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He points to the importance of his wife's engagement innon-farmactivities as the bedrock of household food security.
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This decision was negatively influenced by property rights regimes, transfers,non-farmincomes, age and education attainment.
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He quantifies this indirect impact; estimating that projected agricultural growth of 5.3% would produce (substantial) employment growth of 6.0% in the labourintensive, ruralnon-farmsector.
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Ruralnon-farmactivity was severely constrained by the lack of local purchasing power.
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We find that communities closer to district towns had people spending more time innon-farmemployment activities.
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The resort tonon-farmactivities is a reflection of the cultural turn in the study area.
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However, due to the limited agricultural carrying capacity of the area,non-farmactivities offer the greatest income improvements for the future of rural livelihoods.
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In fact, employment in agriculture fell, in contrast to a substantial growth innon-farm, primarily urban, employment.
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The third section does the same for the issue of farm\\non-farmgrowth linkages.
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Households in the study villages engage in farm or/andnon-farmactivities or eventually out-migrating.
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Clearly, households with more oxen are able to carry out timely land preparation operations and attract morenon-farmlabor through exchange of oxen.
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All the cases show a high degree of importance assigned to the farm sector, with support fromnon-farmactivities.
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Urbanization, in itself, meant that more and more women lived onnon-farmproperty which they were more likely to inherit.
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Thus, () represents the profits or returns to capital in thenon-farmeconomy.
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