Responses to Food Insecurity: A study on the Utilization of the Local Natural Resources in Aweil West/North, South Sudan - Brossura

Woja, Isaac

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3838337794 ISBN 13: 9783838337791

Casa editrice: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010

Riassunto

This study was carried out in Aweil West/North Counties of North Bahr el Ghazal State in South Sudan. It sought to establish the main local natural resource endowments, their utilization particularly in response to food insecurity, constraining factors and impacts on sustainability. The protracted conflict in South Sudan resulted in the loss of household assets and displacements, and subsequent widespread incidences of food insecurity. Results showed that loss of key livelihood capitals forced households to develop and adopt copping strategies by diversifying their livelihoods onto the local natural resource endowments. Many constraints were encountered, some of which are potential challenges on the sustainability of these resources. Intervention support from international agencies enhanced the process of livelihoods transitions. From this study; livestock, land,rivers and forest are the main local natural resource endowments for this community; livestock being the major one. Loss of livestock resulted in livelihood diversification in which crop production emerged as the leading livelihood, but constraining factors limited households from deriving maximum benefits.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3838337794
• ISBN 13: 9783838337791
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 120
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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