Livelihood strategy and livelihood recovery of Tamil households in post-conflict northern Sri Lankan villages: Examination by factor analysis and cluster analysis
2017
Harada, T. (Nagoya University (Japan). Graduate School of International Development)
This study was conducted to identify relations between livelihood recovery and livelihood strategies adopted by Tamil households to recover their livelihood following conflict in northern Sri Lanka. First, using factor analysis and cluster analysis, households were classified into five groups based on similarities of their respective livelihood strategies. Then the relations between livelihood strategies and livelihood recovery were examined. Results indicate that adoption of livelihood strategies is significantly correlated with livelihood recovery (Fisher's exact test, p<0.01). Households achieving livelihood recovery well had chosen one or more of a broad range of livelihood strategies emphasizing economic activities such as dairy farming, rice farming, farm size expansion, and non-farm activities. Irrespective of having received public support such as relief aid and housing assistance, households engaging in few economic activities did not recover well. To facilitate livelihood recovery in conflict-affected rural areas, providing support for initiating economic activities immediately after resettlement is crucially important, as are medium-term and long-term support with necessary funding and equipment to support farm expansion, farm diversification, and non-farm activities.
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