Livelihoods-based impact assessment in the rice-wheat farming system of South Asia

Author(s)
Hellin, Jon
Errenstein, Olaf
Chandna, Parvesh
Dixon, John
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2010-11-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Food and livelihoods
Keywords
Development methods
Livelihoods
Labour standards
Development in Practice Journal
DiP
Country
Bangladesh
India

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131143
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2010.513723
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
This article reports on an ex-ante impact study in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia. The study, guided by a livelihoods approach, developed a spatial-mapping methodology based on secondary data for 18 variables which served as indicators of the five livelihood classes of assets (natural, physical, financial, social, and human). The overall livelihood-asset index showed a significant and strong negative correlation (R = -0.65, P = 0.00) with the national poverty line, with poverty peaking in districts where the assets base was lowest, and vice versa. The livelihood-assets approach has broader application, for example for ex-post impact assessment.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
Pages
12
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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