The tea landscape of Assam: Multi-stakeholder insights into sustainable livelihoods under a changing climate

Biggs, Eloise M.; Gupta, Niladri; Saikia, Sukanya D.; Duncan, John

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.01.003

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“…More than half of that is grown in Assam, a state in the north-east of the country. In a 2018 survey of tea-farm workers in Assam, 88% of managers of plantations and 97% of smallholders said that adverse climate conditions were a definite threat to their tea-growing operations 1 . Climate change is pushing rainfall in Assam to the extremes, leading to an overall decrease in precipitation but with more instances of drought and heavy rain.…”

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How climate change might affect tea

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How climate change might affect tea

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“…In addition, the full questionnaires used for data collation from producers are provided for reference (see Survey 1 and Survey 2). Due to ethical compliance to retain anonymity, raw data are not provided, but summary data provided in this paper supplement and compliment that provided in Biggs et al [1] . All data were collected between November 2014 and January 2016.…”

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“…Tables detail tea production characteristics of the tea plantations for both large- (> 10 ha) and small- (< 10 ha) holders. Figures provide supplementary information for research by Biggs et al [1] regarding fertilizer application, landscape management strategies, healthcare provisioning and educational facilities within plantations, as well as detailing the livelihood dimensions of tea workers. The questions posed to producers are also included.…”

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Tea production characteristics of tea growers (plantations and smallholdings) and livelihood dimensions of tea workers in Assam, India

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This article provides summary data regarding tea production in Assam, India. Questionnaires were completed by tea producers and focus group discussions undertaken with tea workers. These data are presented for the four main tea growing regions of the state (Cachar, North Bank, South Bank and Upper Assam). Tables detail tea production characteristics of the tea plantations for both large- (> 10 ha) and small- (< 10 ha) holders. Figures provide supplementary information for research by Biggs et al. [1] regarding fertilizer application, landscape management strategies, healthcare provisioning and educational facilities within plantations, as well as detailing the livelihood dimensions of tea workers. The questions posed to producers are also included. For further context underpinning the research for which these data were collated, see ‘The tea landscape of Assam: multi-stakeholder insights into sustainable livelihoods under a changing climate’ by Biggs et al. [1].

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“…The benefits of income diversification across industries have been examined by various works (for example, see the works of Ansoms & McKay, 2010; Bird & Shepherd, 2003;Ellis and Bahiigwa, 2003;Ellis and Mdoe, 2003;Ellis et al, 2003;Soltani et al, 2012, Yobe et al, 2019Zafra-Calvo & Moreno-Peñaranda, 2018). In particular, the role of income diversification as a form of risk reduction and income stabilization that ensures consistent consumption patterns is noted (Barrett, Reardon & Webb, 2001;Biggs, Gupta, Saikia & John, 2018). Income diversification also engenders improvements in quality of life, wealth accumulation, food security for rural households (Chavas & Difalco, 2012;Perge & Mckay, 2016).…”

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The Political Economy Dynamics of Rural Household Income Diversification: A Review of the International Literature

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This paper presents a summary of the international literature published on the thematic area of the political economy analysis of income diversification related to the activities of rural households with emphasis on the importance of these activities in economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable development over time. The review provides information about the overall effect of income diversification on economic welfare of rural householders. Typically, a positive relationship exists between income diversification activities and economic welfare indicators such as income, wealth, consumption and nutrition. However, recent empirical literature evidence shows that income diversification could also increase income inequality and contribute to marginalization of certain groups of people. For example, there is evidence to indicate that in some parts of the world that relatively few better-off rural householders with sufficient capital inputs achieve higher levels of income diversification from multiple sources of income portfolios partly due to increased support services from State and community sources. The benefits of income diversification have not been fully realized by many poor rural households largely due to capital constraints, weak links to the political power structures, and conflicts that adversely affect these households. Overall, income diversification can be an important poverty-reducing strategy if its use as a policy strategy is continuously examined and assessed in terms of its political economy dimensions with regards to productivity, equity and sustainability of rural livelihood activities with particular attention paid to vulnerable and marginalized groups.

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The tea landscape of Assam: Multi-stakeholder insights into sustainable livelihoods under a changing climate

Cited by 49 publications

References 22 publications

How climate change might affect tea

How climate change might affect tea

Tea production characteristics of tea growers (plantations and smallholdings) and livelihood dimensions of tea workers in Assam, India

The Political Economy Dynamics of Rural Household Income Diversification: A Review of the International Literature

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