témavezető: Kassai Zsuzsanna
helyszín (magyar oldal): SZIE Enyedi György Regionális Tudományok Doktori Iskola helyszín rövidítés: SZIE
A kutatási téma leírása:
Szent István University
Enyedi György Doctoral School of Regional Sciences
PhD research theme: Assessment of Rural Livelihood Diversification in Ghana
Rural people can earn their livelihoods mainly via three strategies: agricultural intensification, migration and livelihood diversification. There have been many studies over the past years which have suggested livelihood diversification as an important tool to compact poverty among rural households in developing countries, and it gives individuals and households more capabilities to raise living standards. Therefore, livelihood diversification has become a desirable policy objective in developing countries. However, the actual evidence on how it impacts on specific dimensions of poverty, specifically on household income and food security, has still remained limited.
Livelihood diversification includes both on- and off-farm activities which are undertaken to generate income additional. Apparently, some empirical evidences on livelihood diversification are limited mainly to non-farm share of household income, with very minimal recourse to how these additional incomes influence other equally important welfare outcomes such as food consumption, education, and health.
There have been many livelihood development projects introduced to rural areas in Ghana for the past years, but most of these projects have had only limited results. The main reason for the lack of or limited success is that the most of the intervention regimes in Ghana lack detailed study of the real problems of the rural population before designing and implementing these programmes. Therefore, there is a significant need to identify livelihood diversification strategies in Ghana, and assess their effectiveness, their impacts on rural poverty and food security.
Related publications:
• Ayisi, N.D. – Kassai, Zs. (2016): High Rice Import As a Threat to Food Security and a Hindrance to Sustainable Rice Production in Ghana. In: Káposzta, J. – Nagy, H. (eds.) (2016): "Future scientists for sustainable development": 3rd VUA YOUTH Scientific Session, Conference proceeding, pp. 330-349. ISBN: 978-963-269-451-1.
• Kassai, Zs. (eds.) (2016): Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Initiatives in Developing Countries. Gödöllő: Szent István Egyetemi Kiadó, 192p. ISBN: 978-963-269-584-6.
• Kassai, Zs. - Káposzta, J. - Ritter, K. - Dávid, L. - Nagy, H. – Farkas, T. (2016): The Territorial Significance of Food Hungaricums: The Case of Pálnika. In: Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 10 (2), pp. 64-84. ISSN 1843-8520.
• Kassai, Zs. – Molnár, M. (2016): The social success factors of local rural development. In: Ritter, K. (szerk.) (2016): Economic and local aspects of rural development. Gödöllő: Szent István Egyetemi Kiadó. pp. 108-117. ISBN: 978-963-269-550-1.
• Kwizera, E.E. – Kassai, Zs. (2016): Analysis of Determinants of Agricultural Productivity Sector: A Case Study of Burundi. In: Káposzta, J. – Nagy, H. (eds.) (2016): "Future scientists for sustainable development": 3rd VUA YOUTH Scientific Session, Conference proceeding, pp.75-91. ISBN: 978-963-269-451-1.
• Pocol, C.B. – Kassai, Zs. (2016): Initiatives for Promoting Innovation Among Local Action Groups in Romania. In: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca – Horticulture, 73 (2), pp. 291-298. ISSN 1843-5254.
• Ritter, K. – Kassai, Zs. (2015): The Role of the Social Economy in Rural Development: The Case of Jebucu. In: Jedynak, W. - Kinal, J. (eds.) (2015): Selected aspects of socio-economical changes in a post-modern society. 152 p. Rzeszów: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, pp. 61-70. ISBN: 978-83-7996-211-2.
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