Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications

Authors
Barrett, CB Reardon, T Webb, P
Citation
Cb. Barrett et al., Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications, FOOD POLICY, 26(4), 2001, pp. 315-331
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy,Economics
Journal title
FOOD POLICY
ISSN journal
03069192 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
315 - 331
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-9192(200108)26:4<315:NIDAHL>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Asset, activity and income diversification lie at the heart of livelihood s trategies in rural Africa. This paper introduces a special issue on the top ic "Income Diversification and Livelihoods in Rural Africa: Cause and Conse quence of Change." We concentrate on core conceptual issues that bedevil th e literature on rural income diversification and the policy implications of the empirical evidence presented in this special issue. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.