What are the main non-farming activities in a rural area?

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Dairy

Small scale manufacturing

Shopkeeping

Transport

All of the above

answer is E.

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Dairy, Small scale manufacturing, Shopkeeping, and transport are the main non-farming activities in rural areas.
Many rural people are engaged in small-scale manufacturing activities. Unlike the urban areas where manufacturing occurs in big factories, rural people produce goods mostly at home with the help of family and using simple production techniques. Shopkeeping: There are a few shopkeepers in every rural area. They buy goods in the cities and sell them in the villages. Transport: There are some people engaged in transportation activities. People need to travel to cities regularly, and there are goods that they transport to/from cities.

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