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productive, intermediate or marketing, or by type of product such
as animal or crop.


005 ACTIVITY BUDGET


F: DESCRIPTION D'UNE ACTIVITY
 S: PRESUPUESTO DE ACTIVIDAD


A BUDGET for an ACTIVITY, i.e. a statement of the technical and
economic characteristics of an activity.


006 ACTIVITY DIVERSITY INDEX


F: INDICE DE DIVERSIFICATION
S: INDICE DE DIVERSIFICACION
 DE ACTIVIDADES


A measure of the deviation in activity pattern away from having
RESOURCES used in only a single ACTIVITY. It is defined as:


I/ sum (P(i)/sum P(i))


i=1


i-l


where P can be a measure of physical production (for comparable
activities, e.g. cereals) or value of production. The index has
more economic significance where value of production is used in
the formula.


007 ACTIVITY GROSS INCOME


 F: PRODUIT BRUT D'UNE ACTIVITY
S: INGRESO BRUTO DE UNA ACTIVIDAD


The market value of the OUTPUT of an ACTIVITY over some accounting
period (usually a year), whether that output is sold or not. See
also GROSS FARM INCOME and LIVESTOCK GROSS INCOME.


008 ACTIVITY GROSS MARGIN


 F: MARGE BRUTE D'UNE ACTIVITY
8: MARGEN BRUTO DE UNA ACTIVIDAD


ACTIVITY GROSS INCOME minus the direct VARIABLE COSTS attributable
to the ACTIVITY. See also COST and FARM FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.


009 ACTIVITY SIZE


F: DIMENSION D'UNE ACTIVITY
S: TAMANO DE UNA ACTIVIDAD


The extent to which an ACTIVITY commits farm resources or
contributes to GROSS FARM INCOME. It may be measured in various
ways in terms of either the RESOURCES used or the amount of OUTPUT


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