OBJECTIVE Household food access remains a concern among primarily agricultural households in lower- and middle-income countries. We examined the associations among domains representing livelihood assets (human capital, social capital, natural capital, physical capital and financial capital) and household food access. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey (two questionnaires) on livelihood assets. S...

Feedback mechanisms are important in the analysis of vulnerability and resilience of social-ecological systems, as well as in the analysis of livelihoods, but how to evaluate systems with direct feedbacks has been a great challenge. We applied fuzzy cognitive mapping, a tool that allows analysis of both direct and indirect feedbacks and can be used to explore the vulnerabilities of livelihoods ...

Drought and conflict in the Horn of Africa are causing population displacement, increasing risks of child mortality and malnutrition. Humanitarian agencies are trying to mitigate the impact, with limited resources. Data from previous years may help guide decisions. Trends in different populations affected by displacement (1997-2009) were analyzed to investigate: (1) how elevated malnutrition an...

The deterioration of grassland ecology is threatening the livelihood herdsmen and increasing their rates poverty. This study aims to explore characteristics herdsmen’s impact capital environmental perception on strategy selection. Based 453 households in Province Gansu Qinghai, five types were measured under sustainable livelihoods framework. influence decisions regarding strategies was evaluat...

This study explores the nexus between livelihood goals (LGs) and strategy (LS) selection preferences. We construct a measurement of three (survival, security, self-respect goals) by combining qualitative quantitative analysis classify strategies into groups (agricultural, non-agricultural, diversification) based on household income sources. The multinomial logit model with fixed effects empiric...