"The statistical material in this publication has been prepared from information available to FAO up to July 1998" --T. p. verso.

"This year's special chapter reviews rural non-farm income (RNF)and employment and their contribution to economic development in developing countries. It underlines the fact that these two economic factors enhance food security by improving rural peo ple's access to food, by providing cash for farmers to use on their farms and by creating crucial synergies between farming and RFN economies that help them both grow and modernize"-- Inner front cover.

Title on diskette: Time series for SOFA '98. "The time series data for about 150 countries, country groups and regions are provided in English, French and Spanish"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Special chapter: Rural non-farm income in developing countries.

System requirements for acoompanying disk: IBM or compatible PC; KB RAM; DOS 3.0 or higher; VGA, EGA, MCGA, CGA or Hercules monochrome.