DETERMINANTS OF LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION IN RURAL PUDUCHERRY
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This study attempts to find out the determinants of livelihood diversification in the rural areas of Puducherry District of the U.T. of Puducherry in India. Livelihood diversity has been measured by using Inverse Simpson index and Hierarchical regression has been used to find out the factors that determine livelihood diversification. It is observed that levels of diversification are low among the sample households and Diversification as a livelihood strategy is more of a survival strategy than an accumulation strategy in the study area. Female headed households are diversified more than the male headed households and more female workers in the household leads to more diversification whereas educational level of the head of the household has a negative influence on diversification. Livelihood diversification is determined by number of cattle in the households where as land holdings and involvement in social activities does not have significant influence.
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Acknowledgement
This work is part of a research project on “Globalisation and rural livelihoods: a study on diversification and livelihood strategies in rural Puducherry” funded by UGC, New Delhi. I acknowledge the UGC for the financial support.
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