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Fishing for subsistence constitutes a livelihood safety net for populations dependent on aquatic foods around the world

open access: yesNature Food, 2023
Fishing for subsistence constitutes a livelihood safety net for poverty, malnutrition and gender inequality for populations dependent upon aquatic foods around the world. Here we provide global estimates showing that almost the same amount of small-scale
J. Virdin   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Traditional Subsistence Farming of Smallholder Agroforestry Systems in Indonesia: A Review

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
Agroforestry has been practiced for decades and is undoubtedly an important source of income for Indonesian households living near forests. However, there are still many cases of poverty among farmers due to a lack of ability to adopt advanced technology.
B. Achmad   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ancient genomes from northern China suggest links between subsistence changes and human migration

open access: yesNature Communications, 2020
Northern China harbored the world’s earliest complex societies based on millet farming, in two major centers in the Yellow (YR) and West Liao (WLR) River basins. Until now, their genetic histories have remained largely unknown. Here we present 55 ancient
Chao Ning   +36 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Climate Change and Agriculture: Subsistence Farmers’ Response to Extreme Heat [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019
This paper examines how subsistence farmers respond to extreme heat. Using microdata from Peruvian households, we find that high temperatures reduce agricultural productivity, increase area planted, and change crop mix. These findings are consistent with
F. M. Arag'on   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

National specialization policy versus farmers’ priorities: Balancing subsistence farming and cash cropping in Nepal

open access: yes, 2021
The Nepali Government is currently implementing policies for a radical agricultural transformation into large-scale, mechanized, specialized and commercial farming.
N. Holmelin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geography, Ethnicity or Subsistence-Specific Variations in Human Microbiome Composition and Diversity

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2017
One of the fundamental issues in the microbiome research is characterization of the healthy human microbiota. Recent studies have elucidated substantial divergences in the microbiome structure between healthy individuals from different race and ethnicity.
V. Gupta, Sandip Paul, C. Dutta
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The macroeconomics of subsistence points [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper explores the macroeconomic consequences of preferences displaying a subsistence point. It departs from the existing related literature by assuming that subsistence points are specific to each variety of goods rather than to the composite ...
Ravn, M.O., Schmitt-Rohe, S., Uribe, M.
core   +1 more source

Gleaning: beyond the subsistence narrative

open access: yesMaritime Studies, 2020
Coastal resources are important for the wellbeing and livelihoods of people in coastal communities across the world but are used and valued differently by different people at different times.
R. Grantham   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Strong connections, loose coupling: the influence of the Bering Sea ecosystem on commercial fisheries and subsistence harvests in Alaska

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2016
Human-environment connections are the subject of much study, and the details of those connections are crucial factors in effective environmental management.
Alan C. Haynie, Henry P. Huntington
doaj   +1 more source

Mesolithic Montology

open access: yesOpen Archaeology, 2022
This article focuses on the Mesolithic occupation of mountain environments in Europe. The montane Mesolithic is a important aspect of the Mesolithic as a whole, but neither its significance nor its potential is fully recognised.
Warren Graeme
doaj   +1 more source

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