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

The 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 substantiall...

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Main Authors: Belcher, B., Achdiawan, R., Dewi, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94756
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author Belcher, B.
Achdiawan, R.
Dewi, S.
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description The 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.
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spelling CGSpace947562025-06-17T08:23:33Z Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India Belcher, B. Achdiawan, R. Dewi, S. income forest products poverty The 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. 2015-02 2018-07-03T11:01:45Z 2018-07-03T11:01:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94756 en Open Access Elsevier Belcher, 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.2014.08.023
spellingShingle income
forest products
poverty
Belcher, B.
Achdiawan, R.
Dewi, S.
Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
title Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
title_full Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
title_fullStr Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
title_full_unstemmed Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
title_short Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
title_sort forest based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in jharkhand india
topic income
forest products
poverty
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94756
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