Livelihood diversification: Continuity and change in the Sahel

GeoJournal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-180

  Elmqvist, Bodil ^a   Olsson, Lennart ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gum arabic; Livelihood diversification; Migration; Off farm income; On farm income; Resilience; Sahel

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; DROUGHT; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

GUM ARABIC; LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION; MIGRATION; OFF-FARM INCOME; ON-FARM INCOME; RESILIENCE; SAHEL;

RURAL AREAS;

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LABOR DIVISION; MIGRATION; PLANT PRODUCT; RURAL SOCIETY; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

ACACIA SENEGAL;

EID: 34247890096     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-007-9043-6     Document Type: Article

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