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An Analysis of Livelihood-Diversification Strategies among Farmworker Households: A Case Study of the Tshiombo Irrigation Scheme, Vhembe District, South Africa

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
Rural livelihood diversification has become a central policy in rural development and poverty alleviation. Farmworkers in irrigation schemes are a typical poor sub-group that has received little attention in research regarding their livelihood status and
Rudzani Vhuyelwani Angel Mudzielwana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household Income Diversification Strategies, Welfare and Child Nutrition in Uganda: A Dynamic Panel Analysis 2005–2020

open access: yesInternational Journal of Empirical Economics, 2023
Many of the studies on households and people’s welfare dynamics in Uganda have been preoccupied with poverty lines and welfare indices estimation, particularly at the macro level. Little attention has been paid to the impact of livelihood diversification
James Mukoki   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable livelihood alternatives among Nile perch (Lates niloticus) fishers in Lake Victoria Tanzania: analytical hierarchy process (AHP) approach

open access: yesJournal of Economic Structures, 2020
Sustainable livelihood has been a focal point in many development initiatives by private and public sectors in most African countries. However artisanal fishers in the main lakes of Africa are faced with several alternative decisions to improve their ...
Eliaza Mkuna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of rural livelihood diversification strategies among Chewaka resettlers’ communities of southwestern Ethiopia

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security, 2021
Background Livelihood diversification plays a decisive role for the reduction of poverty, food insecurity and to improve the welfare of rural communities.
Alemayehu Abera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Livelihood Diversification as Political Translation

open access: yesPCD Journal, 2022
This article questions the ability of the resistance framework to explain local communities' political reactions to oil palm expansion. Guided by a translation and ethnographic framework, this study investigates the Modang Dayak community's political reaction from below to large-scale land acquisitions in upland East Kalimantan. It shows that, based on
openaire   +1 more source

SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AMONG RURAL FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: A FRACTIONAL RESPONSE MODEL APPROACH [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2022
The socioeconomic factors influencing livelihood diversification among rural farming households was explored in this study. To choose 300 respondents for the study, a multistage sampling technique was used.
Damilola Toluse ADEOMI   +3 more
doaj  

Informal Mining in Livelihood Diversification

open access: yesSouth East Asia Research, 2014
In the context of mineral extraction in South East Asia, the rural poor are generally portrayed as victims of large, invading corporatized mining enterprises.
Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livelihood diversification strategies and its impact on pastoral food security in Dubluk district, Borana zone, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators
Livelihood diversification has emerged as a crucial strategy for enhancing food security among pastoral households in the Dubluk district. Despite its significance, limited research has explored the determinants of livelihood strategies adopted by these ...
Jatani Garbole, Guyo Dima, Daki Kanchora
doaj   +1 more source

Heterogeneity of Resilience of Livelihood Strategies in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems of Rural Semi-arid to Arid Areas in Morocco

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
A large proportion of rural households, particularly in the dry land areas, representative for more than 10% of the world's land surface and up to 80% in Morocco, depend for their livelihoods on livestock.
Véronique Alary   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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