The role of land-based strategies in rural livelihoods: the contribution of arable production, animal husbandry and natural resource harvesting in communal areas in South Africa.
The role of land-based strategies in rural livelihoods: the contribution of arable production, animal husbandry and natural resource harvesting in communal areas in South Africa.
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DOI：
10.1080/03768350120097441
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发表时间：
2001-01-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Cousins, B.
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作者：
Shackleton, C. M.;Shackleton, S. E.;Cousins, B.
南非农村人口的大多数居住在以前的家园。虽然来自城市和政府的现金是许多地区农村经济的支柱，但农村家庭多种多样的生计基础并未得到广泛承认。这种多样性包括以土地为基础的可耕种、畜牧业和自然资源消费和贸易战略。本文从生计的角度审视了这三个陆地生计部门各自的作用和价值，并从这些角度审视了最近出现的文献。我们的结论是，土地为基础的活动，农村生计的贡献是重要的，在金融和社会方面，可能是比以前更大的范围内通过的农村家庭的生计战略，包括从正规就业和国家养老金的转移。我们研究这对南非土地和农业改革的政策影响。
The majority of South Africa's rural population resides in the former homelands. Although cash from urban and government sources is the mainstay of the rural economy in many areas, the multiple and diverse livelihood base of rural households is not widely recognized. This diversity includes the land-based strategies of arable farming, livestock husbandry and consumption and trade in natural resources. This article examines recent and emerging literature from a livelihood perspective in terms of the role and value of each of these 3 land-based livelihood sectors. We conclude that the contribution of land-based activities to rural livelihoods is important in both financial and social terms, and is probably greater than previously appreciated within the whole gamut of livelihood strategies adopted by rural households, including transfers from formal employment and state pensions. We examine the policy implications of this for land and agrarian reform in South Africa.