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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"livelihood diversification"”.
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Rural Non-farm Livelihood Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria
… to investigate various aspects of rural livelihoods including sources of income, employment, diversification and determinants of household income. The research provides analysis of Rural Micro and Small Enterprises (RMSEs) in the non-farm sector. It investigates the sources of rural …
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The impact of livelihood diversification on food Security amongst farm households in northern Ghana: a case study of bole district
Diversifying livelihoods has over the last two decades been identified as an important theme in the development work, particularly concerning the poverty reduction agenda. In the developing world, farm households, urged on by their survival instinct, diversify away from traditional subsistence …
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Dialectics of Rural Change: A Political Economy of Livelihoods and Land Use and Land Cover Change in Rural Western Kenya
This study examines the political economy of livelihoods and land use and land cover change in rural western Kenya during a period of economic change. The research findings are presented in three stand-alone papers. The first paper examines the initiatives and policies implemented by the state in …
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What is the impact of livelihood strategies on farmers' climate risk perceptions in the Bolivian highlands?
… study combines risk perception literature and livelihood strategy literature to examine climate risk perceptions. Studying the risk perceptions of the Aymara people can give policy-makers an understanding of the people's perception of risk, allowing them to make better climate adaptation …
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Diversification and Differentiation: The Livelihood Experience of Men and Women in Samene
… Samene I became interested in understanding the livelihood experience of men and women and the critical factors that led to positive livelihood outcomes for individuals. The formal research question addressed in this thesis is how assets and access (social rules and norms) influence livelihood …
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Climate Variability and Farm-households in the Sudan Savannah Zone of Ghana
… about how these factors manifest in various livelihood contexts that are simultaneously experiencing increasing severity in climate variability and extreme events, particularly in rural areas that dominated by smallholder farmers. The Sudan Savannah Zone (SSZ) of Ghana, a zone that …
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An assessment of the impact of land acquisitions for biofuels on local livelihoods' in Zambia.
… industry in Zambia using the Sustainable Livelihoods theoretical framework in order to investigate economic, social and environmental indicators of resilience and vulnerability for local people in the face of such agri-investments. A desktop study, case studies and interviews were used to …
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Gender and livelihood politics in Naga City, Philippines
This thesis examines how livelihood diversification is also a site in which gender relations are unsettled, maintained and (re)configured. With the aim of strengthening the links between feminist and agrarian change scholarship, I present ethnographic material from Naga, a medium-size city in …
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Identifying impacts of non-climatic factors on food security of Indigenous Peoples in the pan-Arctic region
… of adaptive strategies including food sharing, livelihood diversification, and migration. By synthesizing current knowledge and identifying research gaps, this thesis recommends policy implications such as prioritizing Indigenous participation in decision-making, supporting Indigenous knowledge …
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Changing lives, changing nature(s): socio-environmental transitions in the uplands of the Lao PDR
… of these interventions. For that purpose, livelihood analysis is integrated into the theoretical framework of political ecology. The study adopts a ‘hybrid’ and locally-grounded approach that integrates methods from the social and ecological sciences and investigates recent livelihood and …
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Barriers to selling livestock in the face of drought in the Omusati Region of North Central Namibia
… face significant challenges in sustaining rural livelihoods due to environmental degradation and poverty. Research has shown that livestock farming depends on rain-fed agriculture among other things, thus making communal farmers vulnerable to climate change in the future. Given this, it often …
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Settlement patterns and their potential implications for livelihoods among Maasai pastoralists in northern Tanzania
… the hypothesis that settlement location impacts livelihood strategies and economic outcomes by creating and constraining access to important resources and infrastructure. Landscape level evaluation of settlement pat-terns show that certain soil types limit occupation and the potential for …
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Leveraging improved seed technology, migration and climate information for building the adaptive capacity and resilience to climate risks in semi-arid regions
… use of adaptive seed technology, migration as a livelihood diversification and adaptive strategy, and the use of climate information in farm decision-making. The second chapter evaluates the impact of improved adaptive seed technology on market participation and food security, using data from a …
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A climate resilient livelihoods framework for communities in Vhembe District, South Africa
In a changing climate, pursuing sustainable livelihoods is crucial for both human well-being and the preservation of the natural environment. As climate change impacts surpass adaptation thresholds, rural communities worldwide face increasing challenges in their efforts to adapt. This study …
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Urban Households' Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… highest qualification) in the selected towns. Livelihood Diversification Index (LDI) was calculated, using the Herfindahl index of diversification to scrutinise the influence of diversification of households‘ Livelihood on their overall vulnerability level in Mopani. A mobile x application and …