Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development

Livelihood diversification has been the heartbeat of rural development projects over the past two decades. Many livelihood diversification programs are based on the often implicit assumption that introducing livelihood activities will translate into improved livelihood outcomes. In this study we ana...

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Autores principales:	Hampus Eriksson, Reuben Sulu, Jessica L. Blythe, Jan van der Ploeg, Neil Andrew
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2020
Materias:	livelihood diversification pacific islands rural development rural livelihoods small-scale fisheries solomon islands Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:39e8eeadb9174496a67adbc98ea4231a2021-12-02T14:21:36ZIntangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development1708-308710.5751/ES-11709-250418https://doaj.org/article/39e8eeadb9174496a67adbc98ea4231a2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss4/art18/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Livelihood diversification has been the heartbeat of rural development projects over the past two decades. Many livelihood diversification programs are based on the often implicit assumption that introducing livelihood activities will translate into improved livelihood outcomes. In this study we analyze survey data from 235 households in Langalanga Lagoon, Solomon Islands. We explore relationships between household livelihoods and food security to guide the types of activities that may be appropriate for rural development planning. Results show high rates of food insecurity, where half of the surveyed households were moderately food insecure and a quarter of households severely food insecure. Importantly, we do not find any links between household livelihoods activities and food security; households valued livelihoods very differently. We discuss the implications of these findings for rural development planning.Hampus ErikssonReuben SuluJessica L. BlytheJan van der PloegNeil AndrewResilience Alliancearticlelivelihood diversificationpacific islandsrural developmentrural livelihoodssmall-scale fisheriessolomon islandsBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 25, Iss 4, p 18 (2020)
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topic	livelihood diversification pacific islands rural development rural livelihoods small-scale fisheries solomon islands Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	livelihood diversification pacific islands rural development rural livelihoods small-scale fisheries solomon islands Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Hampus Eriksson Reuben Sulu Jessica L. Blythe Jan van der Ploeg Neil Andrew Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development
description	Livelihood diversification has been the heartbeat of rural development projects over the past two decades. Many livelihood diversification programs are based on the often implicit assumption that introducing livelihood activities will translate into improved livelihood outcomes. In this study we analyze survey data from 235 households in Langalanga Lagoon, Solomon Islands. We explore relationships between household livelihoods and food security to guide the types of activities that may be appropriate for rural development planning. Results show high rates of food insecurity, where half of the surveyed households were moderately food insecure and a quarter of households severely food insecure. Importantly, we do not find any links between household livelihoods activities and food security; households valued livelihoods very differently. We discuss the implications of these findings for rural development planning.
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author	Hampus Eriksson Reuben Sulu Jessica L. Blythe Jan van der Ploeg Neil Andrew
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title	Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development
title_short	Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development
title_full	Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development
title_fullStr	Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development
title_full_unstemmed	Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development
title_sort	intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in solomon islands: implications for rural development
publisher	Resilience Alliance
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/39e8eeadb9174496a67adbc98ea4231a
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Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development

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