A perspective of sustainable livelihood framework in analysis of sustainability of rural community livelihoods: evidence from Migori River watershed in Kenya

“Wild birds are our gold”: What livelihood implications does it hold for local communities in Chemba district, Tanzania?

“…Elsewhere in Africa, such as in Cameron, Zimbabwe, and Chad, researchers have had similar findings about the role of Quelea quelea birds in the provision of high-quality protein [ 18 , 37 , 45 ]. Contrary to previous studies, the local communities in the study area believed that Quelea quelea had a high protein content that enhanced their manhood and power for the production of sperm and similarly lengthened the duration of sex to how Quelea quelea maintains speed and long flights.…”

“…Social capital is relevant as it facilitates collective actions, cooperation and mutual support among the households that are involved in the wild birds business. It as well helps them to access resources, share knowledge and information regarding marketing, availability, and seasonality of wild birds [ 37 ]. Items such as income gained associated with the wild bird business (credit and debt) are considered financial capital, which was assessed to gain a better understanding of how that impacts the livelihoods of the wild bird hunters, processors, and sellers in the study area.…”

“…Physical capital is essential for enabling wild bird business including hunting, processing and selling of roasted wild bird meat. It facilitates access, infrastructure to market and information related to wild birds business [ 37 , 40 ]. Items such as live and roasted wild bird meat (protein), swamps, bushes, and farmlands were considered natural capitals that facilitate local community interaction with nature.…”

Decadal Change in Income Diversification of Small and Marginal Farmers of Assam in Climate-Vulnerable Situations

“…Livelihood is agricultural in rural India (Kaundal et al, 2022), [2,3]. Sustainability is important for improving rural livelihood [4,5,6]. In recent years, livelihood strategy has become central to global development policies, programmes, and practices (Allison & Horemans, 2006), [7,8].…”