Livelihood-making from the environmental resources

Ralejoe, Lineo

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dc.contributor.author	Ralejoe, Lineo
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dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-01T07:02:15Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-01T07:02:15Z
dc.date.issued	2023-08
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14155/1841
dc.description.abstract	Firewood trading in Roma came about mainly as a result of the high levels of poverty and unemployment. This livelihood-making strategy may seem cost-efficient to start as it does not require much capital. With only a hand saw, the business can commence. However, numerous challenges associated with firewood trading prohibit traders from generating enough income to support their households. Most of the firewood traders in Roma are breadwinners that rely on firewood trading as the primary source of income. Due to firewood trading ineffectiveness, they still live in poverty. In Roma, firewood marketing does not pose much environmental threat because it is done on a small scale. In addition, conservation measures are put into practice	en
dc.description.sponsorship	National manpower Development Secretariat	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	National University of Lesotho	en
dc.subject	Livelihood, environmental resources, degradation, poverty, unemployment	en
dc.title	Livelihood-making from the environmental resources	en
dc.title.alternative	The firewood trading and marketing in Roma, Lesotho	en
dc.type	Master's Thesis	en