Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume 67 | Issue 1s
Determinants of Livelihood Diversification among the Thadou-Kukis of Manipur, India
Seitinmang Guite
Hanjabam Isworchandra Sharma
Lynda Thoudam
DOI:10.46852/0424-2513.1.2022.15
Abstract:
This paper examined livelihood diversifications among the Thadou-Kuki tribes of Manipur using the Simpson index and also finds out the determinant of livelihood diversification using multiple regression. The study uses household-level data collected from a census survey of 15 villages scattered across three Thadou-Kuki dominated districts. The mean Simpson Diversity Index (SDI) value is 0.42 that indicates most of the households diversify moderately and livelihood diversifications are mainly for meeting their subsistence need rather than for accumulation. The multiple regression results show that the distance of the village from the market, number of farm household members, number of non-farm household members, wet-land area, and access to forest resources positively impacts the livelihood diversification, and average educational attainment of workers and cash cropland negatively impacts the livelihood diversification.
Highlights
- The overall villages’ diversification level was low and found to be at 0.42 levels
- Majority of the households were engaged in mixed livelihood strategies for their survival and income.
- Market distance, households’ member workers in farm and non-farm sectors, operational wet-land, and access to forest resources are positively associated with LD; while the average education level of the workers and operational cash lands are negatively associated with LD.
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