Livelihoods and agriculture
Seventy five per cent of the poor live in rural areas, dependent on agriculture and natural resources for their livelihoods. Designing an appropriate policy environment for agriculture requires in-depth knowledge of the livelihood strategies of rural households and consideration of ways to protect and promote them. More…
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- What can sustainable livelihoods approaches and pro-poor market approaches learn from each other?
- ( S. Johnson (ed) / Knowledge Services, IDS , 2009)
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The third Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) seminar was held at the University of Bath, in the UK, in July 2009. Hosted by the Livelihoods Network, the seminar series discusses the continued relevance o...
- Examining the risks of moving in and out of poverty in Bangladesh
- ( Azam S.;Imai K. / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK , 2009)
- Poverty reduction will continue to be a principal objective of development policy. Despite the wealth of information on poverty in Bangladesh, rigorous quantitative studies to address the risks and po...
- Factors that enable poor farmers to leave the poverty trap in Malawi
- ( M. Hatlebakk / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2009)
- An obvious pathway out of poverty for poor households in agricultural based economy is to supplement agricultural incomes with non-farm economic activities. This paper identifies livelihood strategies...
- Opportunities from rainwater harvesting to human well-being
- ( United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2009)
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The aim of this report is to compile a synthesis of experiences that can provide insight into the multiple opportunities rainwater harvesting can have when addressing human well-being, while contin...
- The role of farm ponds in sustaining livelihoods
- ( J. Miller / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2009)
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Aquaculture has been recognized as an important component of rural development, aimed at improving food supply and generating more income for poor farming households. Ponds add value to farming act...
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