Manual pit emptying as a sustainable livelihood in Ghana

Assessment of aquaculture as a means of sustainable livelihood development in Fulpur upazila under Mymensingh district

A study was conducted to identify how aquaculture assists in developing sustainable livelihood to the fish farming community in rural Bangladesh during the period from January to December, 2009. The Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA), a conceptual framework that aims to ameliorate poverty was applied to understanding the role of aquaculture in the Mymensingh area of the North-central Banglad...

Urban Impoverishment and Multiple Modes of Livelihood in Ghana

Factors Influencing Rural Livelihood Diversification Activities among Women in Northern Region of Ghana

Livelihood sustainability remains a major challenge for rural households in Northern Ghana. Although farming has traditionally been the core livelihood strategy for most households, diversifying into non-farm activities remains a common livelihood strategy employed to sustain household basic needs, particularly for women, who because of their gender often face challenges in accessing land for f...

measuring the livelihood properties in rural areas using a sustainable livelihood approach (case study: rural areas of taybad county)

extended abstract 1. introduction rural areas are environments that consist of different multiple sources and villagers use many assets and resources that shape their livelihood procedure. however, in most cases, incomplete and unconscious usage of sources is more destructive than uncontrolled industrial exploitation. for this reason, nowadays, rural poverty due to excessive pressure on resourc...

Livelihood Improvement through Sustainable Large Cardamom Cultivation in North Sikkim

Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) belongs to family Zingibereaceae and order Scitaminae is the most suitable cash crop for the hilly terrain of the state of Sikkim. Likewise a large section of farmers in North Sikkim and most parts of Sikkim are engaged in large cardamom cultivation. For years cardamom has been the single most crucial cash crop to these stakeholders. However recent times ...