Quantifying rural livelihood strategies in developing countries using an activity choice approach
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Quantifying rural livelihood strategies in developing countries using an activity choice approach. / Nielsen, Øystein Juul; Rayamajhi, Santosh; Uberhuaga de Arratia, Patricia D C; Meilby, Henrik; Smith-Hall, Carsten.
In: Agricultural Economics, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2013, p. 57-71.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Quantifying rural livelihood strategies in developing countries using an activity choice approach
AU - Nielsen, Øystein Juul
AU - Rayamajhi, Santosh
AU - Uberhuaga de Arratia, Patricia D C
AU - Meilby, Henrik
AU - Smith-Hall, Carsten
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This article uses a quantitative activity choice approach, based on identification of activity variables and application of latent class cluster analysis, to identify five major rural livelihood strategies pursued by households (n= 576) in Bolivia, Nepal, and Mozambique. Income sources and welfare outcomes are compared across strategies and household differences in asset holdings are analyzed using multinomial logit regression. Findings reveal that income diversification is the norm, that a higher degree of specialization does not characterize more remunerative livelihood strategies, that nonfarm income significantly contributes to higher income earnings, that environmental reliance does not vary across strategies, and that small-scale farmers are the largest and poorest livelihood group. Some livelihood strategies are superior to all other strategies in terms of income earned; access to more remunerative livelihood strategies is determined by land ownership, education, and ethnic affiliation. Finally, the article also highlights that additional work is required to determine the most suitable methods for livelihood strategy identification.
AB - This article uses a quantitative activity choice approach, based on identification of activity variables and application of latent class cluster analysis, to identify five major rural livelihood strategies pursued by households (n= 576) in Bolivia, Nepal, and Mozambique. Income sources and welfare outcomes are compared across strategies and household differences in asset holdings are analyzed using multinomial logit regression. Findings reveal that income diversification is the norm, that a higher degree of specialization does not characterize more remunerative livelihood strategies, that nonfarm income significantly contributes to higher income earnings, that environmental reliance does not vary across strategies, and that small-scale farmers are the largest and poorest livelihood group. Some livelihood strategies are superior to all other strategies in terms of income earned; access to more remunerative livelihood strategies is determined by land ownership, education, and ethnic affiliation. Finally, the article also highlights that additional work is required to determine the most suitable methods for livelihood strategy identification.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00632.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00632.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 44
SP - 57
EP - 71
JO - Agricultural Economics
JF - Agricultural Economics
SN - 0169-5150
IS - 1
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