A Study On The Impact Of Livelihood Capital On Livelihood Strategy

As the number one project among the “five batches” of precise poverty alleviation and poverty eradication,relocation for poverty alleviation has made an outstanding contribution to solving overall regional poverty and winning the battle against poverty.After “moving out”,can the relocated farmers achieve the expected goal of “stability,development and prosperity”? How to achieve? How to consolidate and expand the outcomes of relocation for poverty alleviation? How to prevent and resolve the risk of returning to poverty? The answers to these questions urgently require an in-depth exploration of the livelihoods of micro-farmers based on their perspectives.This paper takes the resettlement site in Gulang County as the study area and the relocated farming households as the research subject.Firstly,on the basis of a comprehensive review of relevant theories,an analytical framework for sustainable livelihood of local relocated farmers is outlined,taking into account the practical experience of local relocated farmers.Secondly,based on the survey data of farm households,a sustainable livelihood evaluation indicator system is constructed,and the indicators are assigned weights using hierarchical analysis to scientifically evaluate their sustainable livelihood level.Using the logistic regression model,an empirical analysis is conducted on the influence of internal factors of livelihood capital on livelihood strategy,and key factors influencing the choice of different livelihood strategies(agriculture-led and nonagriculture-led)and factors influencing the transformation of agriculture-led to nonagriculture-led livelihood strategy are identified.Finally,based on the findings of the study,policy recommendations are made from three perspectives: increase livelihood capital,optimise livelihood strategy,guide the returnees to develop modern agriculture and achieving stable non-farm employment.The findings of this paper are as follows:(1)The sustainable livelihood index is 0.391.The measured values of human capital,physical capital,social capital,financial capital and natural capital are 0.601,0.453,0.387,0.306 and 0.220 respectively.(2)Male labour as a proportion of the labour force,actual land area planted,the number of heliostats,livestock capital,whether solar water heater is installed and credit capital have a positive effect on the choice of agriculture-led livelihood strategy.The number of labour force,gift expenditure,involvement in community activities and the amount of government subsidy have a negative effect on the choice;The highest level of education of the household members,the number of labour force,gift expenditure and the amount of government subsidy have a positive effect on the choice of nonagriculture-led livelihood strategy.Actual land area planted,the number of heliostats,livestock capital,whether solar water heater is installed and credit capital have a negative effect on the selection.The number of labour force,gift expenditure and the amount of government subsidy have a significant positive effect on the conversion of agriculture-led to non-agriculture-led livelihood strategy,While male labour as a proportion of the labour force,actual land area planted,the number of heliostats,livestock capital,whether solar water heater is installed and credit capital have a negative effect on the conversion of agriculture-led to non-agriculture-led livelihood strategy.