Sustaining crafts and livelihoods: handmade in India

Sustaining Livelihoods through Animal Genetic Resources Conservation

Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihoods in India

I n a country like India, millions of people rely on products from natural ecosystems to sustain their livelihood. Natural ecosystems provide clean water from watersheds, retention of soil and soil fertility, sequestration of carbon, as well as pollinators and natural predators of pests. For these reasons, rapid, often irreversible, loss of species and ecosystems is of more than just academic c...

Organic agriculture and rural livelihoods in Karnataka, India

The research explored the effects a change from conventional to organic farming had on the livelihoods of a group of farmers in Karnataka, South India. It involved semistructured interviews with organic farmers, NGOs, consumers, marketing organisations, and the State Agricultural Department. The farmers in the case study perceived that they had improved their livelihoods over the long term by t...

The contribution of indigenous fruit trees in sustaining rural livelihoods and conservation of natural resources

The dependency of many African rural households on natural resources for sustenance is widely acknowledged. The utilization and commercialization of indigenous fruit trees (IFTs) has in the past been overlooked by extension agencies due to the misconception that they do not play a major role in contributing to the rural livelihoods. There is new and increasing emphasis on the contribution of in...

Sustaining animal-agriculture in a changing landscape—improving lives and livelihoods

Agriculture has to keep pace with the food requirements of increasing human populations. Also, with rising incomes, the consumption of meat and dairy products also rises. This has been very vividly reflected in several countries in South East Asia, including Malaysia. Meat consumption per capita is now well above 5% per year, and is likely to rise further. A major justification for improved ani...