Sustainable livelihood approach towards enhanced management of rural resources

Massoud, May A.; Issa, Sarah; El‐Fadel, Mutasem; Jamali, Ibrahim

doi:10.1504/ijssoc.2016.074947

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“…The rural sector strategies of governments in developing countries mostly focus on the use of natural resource-based livelihood sources as a mechanism to encourage people to move away from the harmful exploitation and degradation of the natural resources (IMM, 2005; Ayana et al , 2021). A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural resource base (Massoud et al , 2016). Now, the world needs approaches that go beyond word into action and ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches are identified as solutions that could be used to fight climate change-related issues (Nyangoko et al , 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This framework has also been used to identify the determinants for livelihood diversification in rural entities; including shocks like conflict, natural catastrophes and political instability (Ayana et al , 2021). Moreover, trends and changes like population or demographic shifts, environmental change, technology transfer, trade patterns and access to assets identified as key factors (Massoud et al , 2016). With a growing number of alternative off-farm ESLD activities in rural economies, like those available in Sri Lanka, little is known about the influence of the SLA pillars over ESLD activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring drivers of ecosystem-based livelihood diversification engagement: experiences from women in agri-based economy in Sri Lanka

Sachitra,

Hettiarachchi

2023

JGR

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Purpose Ecosystem-based livelihood diversification (ESLD) approaches have been identified as one of the best solutions to alleviate poverty and improve living standards in rural communities in developing nations. This study aims to elucidate the motivations that drive Sri Lankan women in rural agri-based community to adopt ESLD activities. Design/methodology/approach The sustainable livelihood approach (SLA) five pillars were used as a theoretical framework. This study was carried out with women living in farmer families located in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. A purposive sampling technique was used, and semistructured interviews were performed with 46 women in a noncontrived setting. Deductive content analysis approach was used for answering research questions. Findings Making handcrafts using different plants, composting and home gardening are the major sources of ESLD of women in the study areas. Under the SLA factors, human resources include family size, education, vocational training, age and attitude. Social resources like participation in community work, family support received and becoming members in cooperatives encourage the women to partake in ESLD. Nonagriculture natural resources were considered as an incentive to engage in ESLD. Satisfaction with the income generated by the livelihood, other income sources and loans from the informal sector were the vital financial resources. Regarding the physical resources, the respondents were profound with infrastructure, marketplaces, training centers and tools/equipment. Practical implications Knowing the existing ESLD strategies and pointing out the determinant factors affecting women in practicing ESLD activities are unquestionably important in the provision of information to formulate an appropriate strategy for the development of the rural agri-based community. Originality/value Little is known about the ESLD efforts and the extent of adoption of ESLD practices by women in rural communities. The findings based on the SLA framework help to understand what is happening in livelihood diversifications in agri-based community and suggest important implications for the development of ESLD for the future.

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Section: Background and Study Rationalementioning

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Section: Background and Study Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring drivers of ecosystem-based livelihood diversification engagement: experiences from women in agri-based economy in Sri Lanka

Sachitra,

Hettiarachchi

2023

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“…The sustainable livelihood program (SLP) also known as sustainable livelihood approach (SLA) by the other authors, is not a new concept. The concept founded 30 years ago through the collaborative efforts of different countries and World Bank who are focusing on developing programs and projects for social protection that could aid the marginalized people around the globe, creating sustainable employment to each community [1] [2]. According to Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD), the evolution of SLP first started in 1993 as Self-Employment Assistant Program Kaularan (SEAP-K) also known as a micro-credit program and the Philippine government so far already invested 20 billion Pesos in this endeavor with the goal to improve the economic performance of those who are below the poverty line [3].…”

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Sustainable Livelihood Program and Peace development among the marginalized citizens in Butuan City, Philippines

Romano

Castro

Lozano

et al. 2022

Int. j. soc. sci. humanit. invent.

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The case study presents results of the investigation on the impact of the sustainable livelihood program (SLP) implemented by City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) to the marginalized Filipinos in Butuan City, Philippines. The study utilized the descriptive-correlational design to determine the extent of impact and tested the significant effect of the SLP to the improvement of their economic (employment, the creation of skills,) and social (peace development, personal satisfaction) of those beneficiaries of the said project. Though the triple constraints (time, scope, and cost) of the project was also present and limit this study, the researchers have collaborated with social workers and leaders of each community to ensure that the data-gathering plan met the standard requirement. Combination of purposive and convenience sampling techniques were mostly deployed during the survey, while observations and interviews from time to time were executed to validate other points which were critical in the interpretations and analyses of the results.The study had open new information that SLP project has a significant contribution in the social protection for those marginalized people not only in Butuan City but also in other regions of Philippines with a high population of marginalized Filipinos. The beneficiaries of the project mostly women were able to generate a new source of income that could support their daily needs. It also sparks hope for every marginalized Filipinos because there was this personal satisfaction achieved within themselves, 32 percent of the respondents agreed that it developed their well-being, while 41 percent believed SLP provide poverty alleviation. Most of the respondents concluded that SLP had created for positive peace development to their respective household, and to the community since it gives them the motivation to support this project so it will grow and become a sustainable livelihood program. The R-squared of .948 concludes that at least 94.8 percent of the variance on the impact of SLP project could explain the factors that influence economic and social development among the marginalized Filipinos in Butuan City, Philippines.

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“…It is also suggested that the SLA can be used to enhance the management of rural resources (Massoud, Issa, El-Fadel, & Jamali, 2016), which also give insights to people living in a fragile ecological environment. Storms, floods and droughts have negative effects on household income and expenditure, and households with higher expenditure and equal expenditure distribution are more resilient to natural disasters, micro-credit access, internal remittances and social allowances (Arouri, Nguyen, & Youssef, 2015).…”

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How Livelihood Assets Contribute to Sustainable Development of Smallholder Farmers

Li¹,

Shuai

et al. 2020

J of Intl Development

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There is a knowledge gap and practical demand to understand the relationship between capitals for developing sustainable livelihoods to realize poverty reduction and sustainable development, in particular for the smallholder farmers. This paper intends to make sights into an important livelihood challenge faced by smallholder farmers, which also aims to find out strategy (ies) in accelerating smallholder farmers' poverty reduction and achieving sustainable development. More specifically, we used a hybrid approach by adopting both qualitative and quantitative methods along with the concept of sustainable livelihood approach to reveal six capitals of farmers' household capacity and their potential relationships. Based on an analysis of Grounded Theory for smallholder farmers, we proposed a newly built framework for smallholder farmers' sustainable livelihoods by taking the Psychological capital (Psycap) into the sustainable livelihoods' assets. With a total sample of 796 households representing 26 counties in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (TGRR) in China, we adopted the Structural Equation Modelling using partial least squares (PLS‐SEM) to explore the key factors and key paths affecting smallholder farmers' sustainable livelihoods. Results indicate that Psycap can effectively promote the performance of Human capital (Humcap) and Physical capital (Phycap), with both significant direct and significant indirect effects on sustainable livelihoods; Phycap and Humcap have significant impacts on the new sustainable livelihood index. Finally, this paper proposed corresponding policy recommendations for poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods of smallholder farmers. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Sustainable livelihood approach towards enhanced management of rural resources

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Exploring drivers of ecosystem-based livelihood diversification engagement: experiences from women in agri-based economy in Sri Lanka

Exploring drivers of ecosystem-based livelihood diversification engagement: experiences from women in agri-based economy in Sri Lanka

Sustainable Livelihood Program and Peace development among the marginalized citizens in Butuan City, Philippines

How Livelihood Assets Contribute to Sustainable Development of Smallholder Farmers

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