Search Results - subject:"Livelihood Strategies"

The effect of specialty coffee certification on household livelihood strategies and specialisation

Casanova, A. Buritica; González, Carolina; Haese, … - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 57 (2015), pp. 13-25

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Smallholder farmers' household wealth and livelihood choices in developing countries : a Sri Lankan case study

Edirisinghe, Jagath C. - 2015

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Human capital investment and long-term poverty reduction in rural Mexico

Winters, Paul; Chiodi, Vera - HAL - 2008

By focusing on human capital investment, the Mexican Oportunidades program will influence the economic choices of the rural poor. To understand how beneficiaries may alter their behavior as a result of this intervention, this paper uses administrative data to analyze the economic activities of...

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Adaptation in a multi-stressor environment: perceptions and responses to climatic and economic risks by coffee growers in Mesoamerica

Eakin, Hallie; Tucker, Catherine; Castellanos, Edwin; … - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (2014) 1, pp. 123-139

changes to livelihood strategies adopted by smallholder coffee farmers in four Mesoamerican countries (Mexico, Guatemala …

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Land poverty and emerging ruralities in Cambodia: insights from Kampot province

Scheidel, Arnim; Farrell, Katharine; Ramos-Martin, Jesús; … - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (2014) 4, pp. 823-840

and household livelihood strategies of smallholders currently operating under land-constrained conditions. Based on an …

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Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products livelihood strategies to rural development in drylands of Sudan: Potentials and failures

Adam, Yahia Omar; Pretzsch, Jürgen; Pettenella, Davide - In: Agricultural Systems 117 (2013) C, pp. 90-97

limited and open to doubt. The study objectives were to: (i) analyze the role of NTFPs livelihood strategies in rural … contribution of NTFPs livelihood strategies to household income. The study was carried out analyzing three NTFPs in Rashad locality …In recent decades there has been growing interest in the contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) livelihood …

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Determinants of agricultural and non-agricultural livelihood strategies in rural communities: evidence from eastern Nigeria

Bongo AdiAuthor-Email: adibongo@hotmail.com - In: Journal of Developing Areas 40 (2007) 2, pp. 93-109

Using primary survey data from two agro-ecologically distinct rural communities in eastern Nigeria, this paper examines the determinants of livelihood diversification away from agriculture and the manner in which agro-ecological differences affect such diversification. The probability of...

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Continuity and Change in Pastoral Livelihoods of Senegalese Fulani

Adriansen, Hanne - In: Agriculture and Human Values 23 (2006) 2, pp. 215-229

pastoral livelihood strategies can be constructed: “agro-pastoralism,” “Tabaski pastoralism,” “commercial pastoralism,” and …

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Determinants of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Livelihood Strategies in Rural Communities: Evidence from Eastern Nigeria

Adi, A. Bongo - EconWPA - 2005

Using primary survey data from two agro-ecologically distinct rural communities in eastern Nigeria, this paper examines the determinants of livelihood diversification away from agriculture as well as the manner in which different agro-ecological determinants affect such diversification. The...

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Potentials, problems, and policy implications for urban agriculture in developing countries

Bryld, Erik - In: Agriculture and Human Values 20 (2003) 1, pp. 79-86

Urban agriculture has, forcenturies, served as a vital input in thelivelihood strategies of urban households inthe developing countries. As a response to theeconomic crises exacerbated by the structuraladjustment programs and increasing migration,urban agriculture has expanded rapidly withinthe...

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