1 TRADE AND AGRICULTURE DIRECTORATE THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM HOUSEHOLD DIVERSIFICATION IN THE RURAL ECONOMY OF THE

2007-08. Based on material compiled from the available literature, these country reviews address all or most of the topics listed below: Definitions and underlying concepts of “rural ” as they exist at the national level. The availability of data pertaining to the share of agriculture and the agro-food sector in the economies of OECD countries at the national level and in rural areas and trends therein. The availability of data relating to the income situation of farm households and in particular the availability of information related to non-farming activities. The extent to which non-farming income-earning activities of farm households are farm based (i.e using farm resources as in the case of farm tourism) or rural based (located in rural areas). The extent to which the industries upstream and downstream from primary agriculture are located in rural areas. The strength of multiplier effects between farm/farm based and up/downstream industries and rural economies. The information in these country reviews was used as background to the report “The role of agriculture and farm household diversification in the rural economy: evidence and initial policy implications ” [TAD/CA/APM/WP(2009)1/FINAL], which was declassified by the Working Party o