The Role of Farmers Associations in Rehabilitation Sudan’s Gum Arabic Belt after the War, Dr Fatima Ramly
Dr Fatima Mohamed Ahmed Ramly National Coordinator, Gum Arabic Producers’ Associations Sudan Forests National Corporation Sudan Abstract: Sudan’s gum arabic sector—a linchpin of rural livelihoods and global industry—has suffered unprecedented setbacks following the outbreak of war in 2023. Prior to the conflict, Sudan contributed up to 80% of global gum arabic exports, primarily harvested from Acacia […]
Measuring the livelihood vulnerability index of a dry region in Indonesia: A case study of three subsistence communities in West Timor, Yenny Tjoe
Yenny Tjoe International Business and Asian Studies Griffith University Australia Email: y.tjoe@griffith.edu.au DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-01-2016-0013 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the study of sustainable rural livelihoods by developing a model to measure vulnerability of subsistence communities in dryland regions and identifying the major determinants that contribute to the livelihood vulnerability of these […]