Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India

cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centre
cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestry
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.08.023
cg.issn0305-750X
cg.journalWorld Development
cg.subject.ciforLIVELIHOODS
cg.volume66
dc.contributor.authorBelcher, B.
dc.contributor.authorAchdiawan, R.
dc.contributor.authorDewi, S.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-03T11:01:45Zen
dc.date.available2018-07-03T11:01:45Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/94756
dc.titleForest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, Indiaen
dcterms.abstractThe study uses a novel method to investigate the role of forest proximity, market remoteness, and caste in determining household income, especially forest income, in an underdeveloped region of India. A high (>50%) proportion of total income is earned in cash. Forest products contribute substantially to total income, with fuelwood as the most important forest product. Proximity to forest is associated with higher forest incomes as expected, but remote villages do not have higher forest incomes or lower cash incomes than less remote villages. Higher off-farm income is associated with better road access and higher income households generally.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBelcher, B., Achdiawan, R., Dewi, S.. 2015. Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India World Development, 66 : 269–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.08.023en
dcterms.extentpp. 269-279
dcterms.issued2015-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-3.0
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.subjectincomeen
dcterms.subjectforest productsen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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