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A Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45623-2

ISBN: 978-3-319-45622-5

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Nov 30, 2016

1 - 10 of 10 Chapters

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Chapter 1Introduction

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 1 –16

[Sustainable livelihood approach to poverty reduction has become a prime concern worldwide mainly in the developing and third world countries where livelihood is largely dependent on the output from traditionally practicing farming. Mizoram state has agrarian economy where about 37 % people live...
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Chapter 2Geographical Backdrop and Sustainable Livelihoods

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 17 –30

[Mizoram state is bestowed with abundant natural resources—land, water, and forest and spectacular landscape. Climate is feasible throughout the year. Livelihood of people depends on land resources, mainly on farming and forest products. However, the natural resources are largely unused and as a...
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Chapter 3Geostrategic Location, Political History and Development

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 31 –33

[The state of Mizoram lies far northeast of India, has a geostrategic location. From three sides—east, south (Myanmar), and west (Bangladesh), it has international boundaries. The three states of India—Tripura, Assam, and Manipur delimit it from north side. Political history of Mizoram is only...
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Chapter 4Population and Socio-economic Development

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 35 –49

[Mizoram state is characterized as an agriculture dominated economy, as a large proportion of population (above 31.3 %) is involved in practicing agriculture. Further, shifting cultivation dominates (38.3 %) it. However, the return from crops grown under shifting cultivation is insufficient, even...
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Chapter 5Land Use: Agriculture and Livestock Farming

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 51 –64

[Land-use/cover change has become a global phenomenon and a major concern, partly due to large-scale anthropogenic activities and because of its impact on the natural environment. Land-use data were obtained from the secondary sources—Forest Survey of India and land-use statistics, Ministry of...
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Chapter 6Livelihood Analysis

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 65 –69

[Livelihood analysis denotes income from various sources and expenditure on various heads. In Mizoram state, major source of income is tertiary sector whereas the major occupation of people is farming—agriculture and livestock. In terms of expenditure, it is the highest in clothing, healthcare...
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Chapter 7Climate Change: People’s Perception, Adaptation, and Resilience

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 71 –80

[Climate change has been observed as a potential thread to living organism. Its impact on agriculture, in terms of decreasing area, production and productivity of crops, is tremendous. This study examines people’s perception about climate change and its impact on agriculture. It also studies that...
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Chapter 8Food Security and Poverty

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 81 –92

[Poverty and malnutrition in the rural areas of Mizoram state is a common phenomenon. Our study shows that about 33 % population lives below poverty line and 17 % population suffers from chronic poverty. As agrarian practices—agricultural and livestock farming—are the main occupation of the rural...
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Chapter 9Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 93 –100

[In this chapter, we described sustainable livelihood approach to poverty reduction and analyzed the current situation of all livelihood capitals in Mizoram. We observed that the three capitals such as natural and human are abundant; however, Mizoram lacks in financial and physical capitals....
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Chapter 10Conclusion

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpuia

Pages: 101 –108

[This chapter (conclusion) examines the major challenges of livelihood strategies, future potential, and major opportunities and what we need to do for a sustainable livelihood. Mizoram state has huge potential to attain livelihood sustainability if the natural capital which is abundant is...

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