Livelihood diversification strategies in the Himalayas

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 558-582

  Rahut, Dil Bahadur ^a   Micevska Scharf, Maja ^b,c  

^a SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Roosevelt Academy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Himalayas; Livelihood diversification; Non farm employment; Rural households

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FARM SIZE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PROFITABILITY; RURAL ECONOMY;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84866291923     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2012.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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