SPDC RESEARCH BULLET POINT The rural poor are not a homogeneous - TopicsExpress



          

SPDC RESEARCH BULLET POINT The rural poor are not a homogeneous group and are generally distinguished according to their access to agricultural land: cultivators have access to land as small landowners and tenants, and non-cultivators who are landless and unskilled workers. Thus, besides the standard household risks of sickness, mortality, fire, theft, and unemployment, rural households, most of which derive their livelihoods from the land, face the additional risks of droughts, floods, pests and diseases affecting their crops and livestock Nonetheless, rural dwellers regularly face multiple risks; a very large proportion of the rural population in developing countries, including Pakistan, still does not enjoy social protection. spdc.org.pk/Publication_detail.aspx?sysID=762
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:09:11 +0000

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