Employment elasticity with respect to agriculture value added in South Asia has weakened in recent years. While crop … diversification has grown and value added per hectare also grew, employment growth was sluggish. However, the linkages between farm … and non-farm employment remain strong. Drawing upon the 50th and 61st rounds of the National Sample Surveys (NSS) for …

creates jobs, draws the majority into the economic and social mainstream, and continuously reduces mass poverty. Employment …