Toward sustainable rural livelihoods approach: Application of grounded theory in Ghazni province, Afghanistan

Miani, Abdul Matin; Dehkordi, Mehdi Karami; Siamian, Narges; Lassois, Ludivine; Tan, Rong; Azadi, Hossein

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.102915

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“…The implications of this phenomenon extend not only to China but also to other countries with predominantly smallholder agricultural systems 65 . Afghanistan, for example, where over 54.5% of the population lives in poverty and agriculture is the primary livelihood in rural areas, relies heavily on arable land and cultivation for the survival of its farmers 66 . Kenya 62 and Vietnam 63 face a similar situation, with traditional households heavily dependent on agriculture.…”

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Residents’ future residential preference and its affecting factors in the rapid urbanization zone of rural China from a family life cycle perspective

Zhang,

Tong,

et al. 2024

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Understanding farmers’ future residential preferences and the factors affecting these choices is crucial for tackling the issues related to hollow village management and rural planning. Despite limited research on the role of the family life cycle, this study explores how the family life cycle, characteristics of the household head, livelihood strategies, and resource availability shape farmers’ future residential preferences. Data were collected from 777 households in China’s main grain-producing area. The findings reveal that 52.90% of households prefer to stay in their current rural residences. Other favored options are elderly care facilities (13.90%), living with children in the village (12.36%), and ancestral homes (11.68%). The family life cycle significantly affects these preferences (p < 0.01), with changes in family structure and age leading to different living choices. Specifically, households in the initial (71.29%), burden (70.32%), and stable stages (40.14%) prefer their current rural residences, while those in the maintenance and empty-nest stages opt for living with their children’s residences (22.22% and 16.96%, respectively) or in elderly care facilities (30.00% and 33.93%). Meanwhile, age, health, income, livelihood strategies, and land ownership also markedly influence the choice of residence. Recommendations include educational programs for elderly rural residents, improving older individuals’ adaptability to rural changes, creating more rural employment opportunities, and enhancing medical and infrastructural services for the sustainable rural development.

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Residents’ future residential preference and its affecting factors in the rapid urbanization zone of rural China from a family life cycle perspective

Zhang,

Tong,

et al. 2024

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“…This is because on the one hand, land can provide production function for farmers, and provide economic output, bring economic benefits and create economic dependence value for farmers through production function; provide living space and create space-dependent value for farmers through social security function; create population-dependent value by absorbing labor. On the other hand, land can provide livelihood strategies for the rural poor, enhance the creativity of the poor in rural areas, and achieve sustainable livelihoods, which is also a key and important way to achieve sustainable development [24][25][26].…”

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Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Variation and Influencing Factors of Rural Land Dependence from the Perspective of Human-Land Relationship

Lin

Zhao

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Face the issues of rural youth outflow, increase of aging population, and rural decline, this research explored the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of the rural human-land relationship using the quantification index of rural land dependence. The research defines the concept of rural land dependence and constructs an evaluation index system for rural land dependence. By using the entropy weight method, the research quantitatively measures the high and low levels of rural land dependence in 30 provincial administrative units in China from 2006 to 2020. Besides, the GIS spatial analysis and geodetector are used to explore and analyze the spatial-temporal pattern and influencing factors of China’s land dependence. The results show that: (1) Temporal evolution: Since 2006, the level of rural land dependence in China has shown a decreasing trend, with economic dependence > population dependence > spatial dependence in terms of partial dependence differences. (2) Spatial pattern: During the study period, there are regional differences in the spatial distribution of rural land dependence in China, with a “high in the southwest and low in the eastern coastal areas” characteristic. The distribution of high-dependence areas has changed from being concentrated to being dispersed, while the distribution of low-dependence areas has changed from being dispersed to being concentrated. (3) Influencing factors analysis: From 2006 to 2018, the number of large agricultural employees is the main influencing factor of land dependence. With the decrease of population dependence and the increase of spatial dependence indexes, as well as the influence of the social environment, the area of rural areas and the total area of the region became the main influencing factor of land dependence from 2018 to 2020. The results can provide scientific basis for deepening the research on rural land use efficiency, and also provide decision support for promoting rural sustainable development and achieving common prosperity.

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“…Livelihood is a core issue in all studies on the impact of climate change on farmers (Ofoegbu et al , 2017). Sustainable livelihood is the key to achieving the goal of sustainable development (Miani et al , 2023). Robert Chambers first proposed that livelihood refers to the activities of people who use their capital and abilities to survive.…”

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Impact of relocation in response to climate change on farmers’ livelihood capital in minority areas: a case study of Yunnan Province

Wu,

Zhang,

Yang

2023

IJCCSM

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Purpose This study aims to construct an evaluation system for farmers’ livelihood capital in minority areas and evaluate the impact of relocation in response to climate change on farmers’ livelihood capital. Design/methodology/approach According to the characteristics of Yunnan minority areas, the livelihood capital of farmers in minority areas is divided into natural, physical, financial, social, human and cultural capital. The improved livelihood capital evaluation system measures farmers’ livelihood capital from 2015 to 2021. The net impact of relocation on farmers’ livelihood capital was separated using propensity score matching and the difference-in-difference (PSM-DID) method. Findings The shortage of livelihood capital makes it difficult for farmers to resist climate change, and the negative impacts of climate change further aggravate their livelihood vulnerability and reduce their livelihood capital. Relocation has dramatically increased the livelihood capital of farmers living in areas with poor natural conditions by 15.67% and has enhanced their ability to cope with climate change and realise sustainable livelihoods. Originality/value An improved livelihood capital evaluation system is constructed to realise the future localisation and development of livelihood capital research. The PSM-DID method was used to overcome endogeneity problems and sample selection bias of the policy evaluation methods. This study provides new ideas for academic research and policy formulation by integrating climate change, poverty governance and sustainable livelihoods.

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Toward sustainable rural livelihoods approach: Application of grounded theory in Ghazni province, Afghanistan

Cited by 18 publications

References 29 publications

Residents’ future residential preference and its affecting factors in the rapid urbanization zone of rural China from a family life cycle perspective

Residents’ future residential preference and its affecting factors in the rapid urbanization zone of rural China from a family life cycle perspective

Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Variation and Influencing Factors of Rural Land Dependence from the Perspective of Human-Land Relationship

Impact of relocation in response to climate change on farmers’ livelihood capital in minority areas: a case study of Yunnan Province

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