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Livelihoods

Livelihoods

Smallholder farmers, community forestry operations, and fishing enterprises face significant challenges in securing their livelihoods. These challenges include limited access to financial resources, reliance on a narrow range of income sources, and difficulties in maintaining legal rights to land and resources. Without proper support, these small-scale operators struggle to sustain their businesses, leading to financial instability and negative impacts on local communities.
Market-based initiatives to improve livelihoods include:

Business skills training: Enhancing financial planning, record keeping, and management for better credit access and long-term sustainability.

Market access programmes: Connecting producers to larger markets for fair prices and consistent demand.

Value-added processing: Developing new products from raw materials to increase value and diversify income.

Diversification of income sources: Introducing non-traditional activities like agro-tourism and renewable energy to reduce dependency on primary outputs.

Legal rights support: Assisting communities to secure and enforce legal rights to land and resources, attracting investment and ensuring sustainability.

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