Rural livelihood diversification in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review

S Alobo Loison - The Journal of Development Studies, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on the nature and evolution of
rural livelihood diversification in sub-Saharan Africa, and the situation regarding …

Climate and human migration: Past experiences, future challenges

RA McLeman - 2013 - books.google.com
Studies warn that global warming and sea level rise will create hundreds of millions of
environmental refugees. While climate change will undoubtedly affect future migration …

[HTML][HTML] Rural livelihood diversification and household well-being: Insights from Humla, Nepal

Y Gautam, P Andersen - Journal of rural studies, 2016 - Elsevier
Diversification of livelihoods is a commonly applied strategy for co** with economic and
environmental shocks and instrumental in poverty reduction. In this paper, we have …

Agricultural diversification as an important strategy for achieving food security in Africa

K Waha, MT Van Wijk, S Fritz, L See… - Global change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Farmers in Africa have long adapted to climatic and other risks by diversifying their farming
activities. Using a multi‐scale approach, we explore the relationship between farming …

Heterogeneous impact of livelihood diversification on household welfare: Cross-country evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

S Asfaw, A Scognamillo, G Di Caprera, N Sitko… - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
This article investigates the empirical linkages between crop and livelihood diversification
strategies, extreme weather events, and household welfare using a unique dataset that …

The effects of infrastructure development on growth and income distribution

L Servén, C Calderón - … de Trabajo (Banco Central de Chile), 2004 - dialnet.unirioja.es
This paper provides an empirical evaluation of the impact of infrastructure development on
economic growth and income distribution using a large panel data set encompassing over …

Impact of off-farm income on food security and nutrition in Nigeria

RO Babatunde, M Qaim - Food policy, 2010 - Elsevier
While the poverty implications of off-farm income have been analyzed in different develo**
countries, much less is known about the impact of off-farm income on household food …

Diversification strategies and adaptation deficit: Evidence from rural communities in Niger

S Asfaw, G Pallante, A Palma - World Development, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper provides fresh empirical evidence on the adaptation process in Niger rural
communities using original longitudinal socio-economic panel data merged with granular …

Determinant factors of livelihood diversification: Evidence from Ethiopia

GW Kassie, S Kim, FP Fellizar Jr - Cogent Social Sciences, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Ethiopia's agricultural productivity is considered low despite the presence of various
agricultural policies. These policies focus mainly on on-farm agricultural development to the …

Remittances and natural disasters: ex-post response and contribution to ex-ante preparedness

S Mohapatra, G Joseph, D Ratha - Environment, Development and …, 2012 - Springer
Macro-and microeconomic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing
households against natural disasters and in co** with the loss afterward. Analysis of cross …