Abstract
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine whether or not livelihood diversification strategies are significant predictors of rural households’ farmland management practices. To this end, the two-limit Tobit econometric model was employed to analyse the nexus between livelihood diversification and farmland management. The study incorporated 151 farm households in Gozamin District, East Gojjam, in Ethiopia. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used as methods of data analysis. The result indicated that livelihood diversification, measured by the inverse Herfindahl–Hirschman diversity index, has a positive and significant effect on sustainable land management activities. Besides, farm households who participated in agricultural extension packages and those engaged in farm cooperatives and in non-farm wage employment activities joined significantly more in sustainable rural land management practices. The integrated rural livelihood and susta...
Highlights
Livelihood diversification is defined by several scholars in different ways
The study showed that farm household livelihood diversification activities have positive effect on farmland management practices
It is widely understood as a form of self-practice in which people exchange some foregone expected earnings for reduced income variability achieved by selecting a portfolio of assets and activities (Abdulai & CroleRees, 2001; Adesina, Mbila, Nkamleu, & Endamana, 2000; Barrett, Reardon, et al, 2001)
Summary
Livelihood diversification is defined by several scholars in different ways. It is the scope and combination of activities and choices (Liu & Liu, 2016); a means of gaining a living (Loison & Loison, 2016); comprises the capabilities, assets and activities required for a way of living (Farrington, Carney, Ashley, & Turton, 1999; Scoones, 1998). The study showed that farm household livelihood diversification activities have positive effect on farmland management practices. The types of livelihood diversification activities by the farm households may have either positive or negative effects to the rural land management system.
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