The determinants of livelihood diversification have been studied by several researchers globally. However, these factors are not well understood in the ANDM and KCDM, because they are given little attention. The specific objective of the study was to examine the determinants of livelihood...

Agri-food systems are receiving increased attention globally and more so in the regions like sub-Saharan Africa, owing to a confluence of forces such as population growth, urbanization, migration, and climate change. These ongoing dynamics have considerable transformational implications on the...

In 2010, Vietnam promulgated the Law on Environmental Protection Tax, introducing a comprehensive package of environmental levies. However, few studies have examined the impacts of such an environmental tax within the country. This study aims to explore the effects of the environmental...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not livelihood diversification strategies are significant predictors of rural households’ farmland management practices. To this end, the two-limit Tobit econometric model was employed to analyse the nexus between livelihood diversification...

This study was carried out to determine the welfare effects of improved maize technology in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. The study also examined the determinants of the adoption of improved maize technology. Structured questionnaires were used in collecting the primary...

To provide policy implication for improving household welfare, one should understand which characteristics of households in a specific location they live, enable them to raise their welfare levels. This paper uses micro-econometric models for investigating the determinants of household welfare...

The main objective of this study is to identify livelihood strategies of fishing households in response to prevalent vulnerabilities they face within the Volta Basin. Questionnaires were administered to fishery households in the Basin using the multistage sampling technique. A non-hierarchical...

Adoption of indigenous knowledge has a significant role in supporting the agricultural production system and diversification of off-farm and nonfarm livelihood activities. However, most studies focused on indigenous farming livelihoods and there is a knowledge gap in the literature and was not...

Small scale irrigation has multi-dimensional effects on the livelihood development of the rural people in Ethiopia. Thus, the main objective of this study was to examine the impact of small-scale irrigation on farmers’ livelihood. A stratified random sampling technique was applied to select 96...

Diversifying rural livelihoods plays a significant role for rain feed-dependent economy of the rural households like in Ethiopia. Hence the objective of the study was to investigate the determinants of rural households' livelihood diversification strategies choice in north wollo zone of...