This study examined how the livelihood assets influence enset farmers’ decisions to control disease Xanthomonas Wilt. For examining household adopt their farming practices and preserve livelihoods, useful theoretical architecture represented by Sustainable Rural Livelihood (SRL) framework were used. Empirically, double-hurdle model was applied. The results indicated that human, social, natural,...

Abstract Diversification is a common livelihood strategy for rural households in developing countries, with diversification being either choice or necessity depending on individual household contexts. Using two waves of data (from 2009 and 2011) 1773 from eight countries sub‐Saharan Africa, we examined its drivers. We by considering involvement three activities: crop, livestock, non‐farm. Resul...

Climate variability has been evident on the Mongolian plateau in recent decades. Livelihood adaptation to climate variability is important for local sustainable development. This paper applies an analytical framework focused on adaptation, institutions, and livelihoods to study climate adaptation in the Mongolian grasslands. A household survey was designed and implemented in each of three broad...

Identifying the influence factors lie behind livelihood choices of rural households are crucial significance for improving sustainable livelihoods in tourism regions. Five villages Sa Pa District, Vietnam, were selected this study, to conduct household surveys and interviews with 180 households. Based on this, a comprehensive approach, which includes multinomial/binary logistic regression, Ripl...

Rural migration and its relationship to the rural environment have attracted increasing research interest in recent decades. Rural migration constitutes a key component of human population movement, while rural areas contain most of the world's natural resources such as land and forests. This study empirically evaluates a conceptual framework incorporating rural household livelihoods as an inte...

Land in rural China has been under a separate and closed management system for decades even after the urban land reform that started in the late 1980s. The blurred property rights over rural land have been hindering the rural welfare as surplus rural land in sub-urban areas cannot be circulated into more economic use without first being requisitioned by the state. This traditional conversion pr...

Farming as a livelihood activity in the Bosomtwe District is threatened by climate change. This paper ascertained the alternative livelihood options of smallholder farmers against climate variability and change in the Bosomtwe District. Using a cross-sectional survey, 152 smallholder farmers were sampled from 12 communities using a multistage sampling procedure. The quantitative data collected ...

The paddy production in Malaysia is characterised as small-scale agriculture, with modest plots of less than 2 ha and approximately 194,000 farmers employed. Majority these primarily rely on low-income agricultural production. This situation was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic first quarter 2020, resulting a 3.11% reduction (17.03 million tonnes) overall output across Southeast Asia. Rural...