Agriculture
- How are farm workers who work on commercial farms coping with the land reforms in Zimbabwe?
- Farm Community Trust of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, 2001
- This study examines the situation of farm workers on five commercial farms in Mashonaland East and West, Zimbabwe, in March 2001. The paper finds that: farm workers’ livelihoods are inextricably linked with ...
- Analysing livelihood diversification in Andhra Pradesh
- U. Kumar Deb; G. D. Nageswara Rao; Y. Mohan Rao; R. Slater / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper reports on findings of research that has taken place in Andhra Pradesh, namely a re-survey of two villages, Aurepalle and Dokur, in the Andhra Pradesh district of Mahbubnagar. The study documents changes in livelihood sourc...
- Collection of papers examining livelihoods in rural Bangladesh
- K A. Toufique; C Turton / Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2002
- This book provides some ideas for development practitioners on how to approach the challenge of the eradication of poverty in Bangladesh. Its origins lie in a study of rural livelihoods commissioned in 2000-2001 by DFID UK This...
- Scaling up and communication in natural resources
- Eldis Document Store, 2002
- This paper is a synthesis of two previous research reports that explored scaling up and communication in natural resources (NR) research. The author describes recent increasing emphasis on these activities in development based NR rese...
- How does CITES and other wildlife trade regulation affect rural livelihoods?
- D. Roe; S. Milledge; T Mulliken; J. Mremi; S. Mosha; M. Grieg-Gran / Traffic International, 2002
- This document discusses the importance of wildlife trade for many rural livelihoods and the impact that wildlife trade regulations has on them. The paper begins by outlining trade in wildlife which can occur both nationally and...
- Can a livelihoods approach to HIV/AIDS in rural populations find solutions to the epidemic's impacts?
- S. Stokes / Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2003
- The main purpose of this paper is to examine general patterns of the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihood assets and to propose a set of indicators to measure these impacts. A related objective is to identify indicators for evaluat...
- What measures are needed to reduce the impact of climate change on the worlds poor?
- Department for International Development, UK, 2003
- The report makes clear that climate change presents a serious risk to poverty eradication and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. While it affects us all, the adverse impact of climate change is more severely felt by poor...
- Can pro-poor land reform reduce poverty?
- Department for International Development, UK, 2002
- This DFID consultation paper examines the importance of land, land rights and land reform in developing countries, and considers how land policies can contribute to poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development G...
- Looking into the potential impact of HIV/AIDS on land tenure and livelihoods in peri-urban areas in Lesotho
- A. Martin / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2002
- This paper addresses the amelioration of the impact of AIDS on land tenure and livelihoods. The author argues that, in Lesotho, land policy development should be informed by the status of community support and welfare for those infect...
- Are transformations of tropical peatland through fire beneficial or detrimental to local livelihoods?
- U. Chokkalingam; L. Tacconi; Y. Ruchiyat / Center for International Forestry Research, 2001
- The biodiversity and carbon sequestration value of tropical peatlands is damaged by logging, burning, drainage and other activities. In many cases this may also damage local livelihood benefits such as fisheries support. This paper, h...
- Scaling up and communication in natural resources
- Eldis Document Store, 2002
- This paper is a synthesis of two previous research reports that explored scaling up and communication in natural resources (NR) research. The author describes recent increasing emphasis on these activities in development based NR rese...
- How does CITES and other wildlife trade regulation affect rural livelihoods?
- D. Roe; S. Milledge; T Mulliken; J. Mremi; S. Mosha; M. Grieg-Gran / Traffic International, 2002
- This document discusses the importance of wildlife trade for many rural livelihoods and the impact that wildlife trade regulations has on them. The paper begins by outlining trade in wildlife which can occur both nationally and...
- Can a livelihoods approach to HIV/AIDS in rural populations find solutions to the epidemic's impacts?
- S. Stokes / Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2003
- The main purpose of this paper is to examine general patterns of the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihood assets and to propose a set of indicators to measure these impacts. A related objective is to identify indicators for evaluat...
- What measures are needed to reduce the impact of climate change on the worlds poor?
- Department for International Development, UK, 2003
- The report makes clear that climate change presents a serious risk to poverty eradication and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. While it affects us all, the adverse impact of climate change is more severely felt by poor...
- Can pro-poor land reform reduce poverty?
- Department for International Development, UK, 2002
- This DFID consultation paper examines the importance of land, land rights and land reform in developing countries, and considers how land policies can contribute to poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development G...
- Looking into the potential impact of HIV/AIDS on land tenure and livelihoods in peri-urban areas in Lesotho
- A. Martin / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2002
- This paper addresses the amelioration of the impact of AIDS on land tenure and livelihoods. The author argues that, in Lesotho, land policy development should be informed by the status of community support and welfare for those infect...
- Are transformations of tropical peatland through fire beneficial or detrimental to local livelihoods?
- U. Chokkalingam; L. Tacconi; Y. Ruchiyat / Center for International Forestry Research, 2001
- The biodiversity and carbon sequestration value of tropical peatlands is damaged by logging, burning, drainage and other activities. In many cases this may also damage local livelihood benefits such as fisheries support. This paper, h...
- Assessing the socioeconomic impact of biotechnology on the poor
- J. Falck-Zepeda; J. Cohen; R. Meinzen-Dick; J. Komen / International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2002
- This paper, using a sustainable livelihoods framework, analyses various approaches and discusses case studies regarding the socioeconomic impact of biotechnology on the poor in developing countries. This is done with a view to develop...
- Literature survey and recommendations for research on impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods.
- E. Robinson; J. White / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2000
- This paper describes a literature survey of existing research into HIV/AIDS and rural livelihoods. Research findings suggest that HIV/AIDS is creating new problems and challenges for rural development, including the dramatic increase ...
- Applying sustainable livelihoods theory to pastoralists
- J. Morton; N. Meadows / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2000
- Highlights some issues arising for donor support to pastoralism and pastoralists from the recent elaboration of the sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach. It seeks to demonstrate that the SL approach presents new opportunities and dem...
- Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (AJARD)
- Open access journal focusing on agriculture and rural development
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
- An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
- Odessa Centre
- The Odessa Centre is a consultancy working with researchers and practitioners in the fields of pastoralism, rangeland ecology and livestock development in semi-arid areas. Long-term projects have been carried out in Libya, Botswana, Somalia, Zambia, Namibia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Outputs include the journal "Pastoralism: Research, Policy, Practice", available via...
