alternative livelihood
collocation in Englishmeaningsofalternativeandlivelihood
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alternative
adjective
uk/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use ...
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livelihood
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈlaɪv.li.hʊd/us/ˈlaɪv.li.hʊd/
(the way someone earns) the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, ...
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One explanation for this is the growing landlessness in rural areas due to population pressure and limitedalternativelivelihoodopportunities.
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The input-output analysis revealed floating gardening to be a feasiblealternativelivelihoodoption for the wetland dwellers.
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Our programmes have exploredalternativelivelihoodopportunities for poor farmers in countries where tobacco is a significant crop.
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Analternativelivelihoodis a key factor.
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He is being compensated for his business, but he is in his early 50s and has no prospect of analternativelivelihood.
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I believe there is still an attitude of some responsibility which would disappear completely if there was noalternativelivelihoodfor the people there.
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Many traditional fishermen have now trained as fly-fishing guides through thealternativelivelihoodprojects offered by local conservation groups.
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She has also carried out educational workshops for vulnerable members of society, and designed and implemented projects promotingalternativelivelihoodopportunities for both young and old.
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This project, with an irrigated area of about 36000 ha, went into operation in 1955 to provide analternativelivelihoodfor nomadic pastoralists in the area.
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Ilwad has also carried out educational workshops through the center for vulnerable members of society, and designed and implemented projects promotingalternativelivelihoodopportunities for both young and old.
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The latter are mainly shaped by the availability of workers to service the region's export needs and the allocation of property which affords workers alternative livelihoods.
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We will therefore put resources into seeking to provide, as soon as we reasonably can, the alternative livelihoods that they require.
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We hope the economic reconstruction programme will develop alternative livelihoods for opium poppy farmers.
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It is equally important, however, to develop non-farm alternative livelihoods to ensure longer term sustainability.
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They must not be forced out of the fishery without some compensation or the offer of alternative livelihoods in the fishing industry.
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We are trying to support that with a long-term solution of ensuring that if crops are destroyed, people will be able to find alternative livelihoods.
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The development of alternative livelihoods for poor people currently involved in opium production will take time.
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The fund covers a range of issues, including alternative livelihoods and people's educational needs.
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He is absolutely right that, as well as the other activities that we undertake, we need to pursue the matter of alternative livelihoods.
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Through comprehensive reform, the fisheries sector could become a basis for economic growth and the creation of alternative livelihoods in many countries.
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