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The role of livelihood diversification strategies in the total household income in Takusa Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Cogent Social Sciences
Agricultural income alone is insufficient to meet basic amenities for smallholder farm households, and livelihood diversification strategies are a must in vulnerable and challenging environments to improve household income.
Negusie Abuhay Mengistu, Reta Hailu Belda   +1 more
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AMONG RURAL FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: A FRACTIONAL RESPONSE MODEL APPROACH [PDF]

Scientific 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, Dorcas Tolulope FADOJU, Rahmat Olaitan OSENI, Lydia OGUNYA   +3 more
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Opportunism and Diversification: Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Strategies in Uncertain Times [PDF]

Ethnos, 2013
As economic crisis deepens across Europe people are forced to find innovative strategies to accommodate circumstances of chronic uncertainty. Even with a second multi-billion euro bailout package secured for Greece, the prospects of a sustainable recovery in the near future look bleak. However, crisis has also created dynamic spaces for entrepreneurial
openaire   +3 more sources

The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the nexus between financial inclusion, livelihood diversification, and farm income in rural Nigeria

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionRural households in developing countries increasingly combine farm and non-farm livelihood activities to reduce income risk, improve resilience, and enhance household welfare.
Ayodeji Kehinde, Ayodeji Kehinde, Temitope Ojo, Temitope Ojo, Temitope Ojo, Akeem Tijani, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin   +8 more
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Microbiome−host proteostasis crosstalk—An emerging perspective on mechanisms and interventions toward healthy longevity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proteostasis and the gut microbiota play a key role in shaping host physiology. Microbiota‐derived metabolites, vitamins, and RNA modulate host proteostasis. Findings from model systems, including C. elegans, indicate microbes can either stabilize or disrupt host proteostasis.
Abhishek Anil Dubey, Maria Ermolaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Livelihood diversification and food security in rubber farmer household

Agricultural and Resource Economics
Purpose. Rubber farming is one of the primary livelihood sources for most smallholder farmers in Indonesia. Reducing rubber prices in recent years has decreased farmers’ income, purchasing power, and food security.
Imelda Imelda, Jangkung H. Mulyo, Any Suryantini, Masyhuri Masyhuri   +3 more
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Heterogeneity of Resilience of Livelihood Strategies in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems of Rural Semi-arid to Arid Areas in Morocco

Frontiers 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, Véronique Alary, Mark E. Caulfield, Lina Amsidder, Lina Amsidder, Xavier Juanes, Xavier Juanes, Ismaïl Boujenane, Taher M. Sraïri, Adams Sam, James Hammond, Mark Van Wijk   +11 more
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of livelihood diversification on food security: evidence from Ethiopia

Cogent Economics & Finance
Livelihood diversification is relevant in poverty reduction, improve food security and a means of coping mechanism and risk management for survival of households.
Awoke Dejen Minyiwab, Yismaw Ayelign Mengistu, Tarekegn Dessalegn Tefera   +2 more
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