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Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security
Sustainable livelihoods approaches were developed in the 1980s by different development agencies and organizations and, especially since the 1990s, have been adopted by many as a framework for looking at development issues and addressing poverty. SL approaches emerged from the growing realization of the need to place the poor and all aspects of their lives and means of living at the centre of development, while at the same time, maintaining the sustainability of natural resources for present and future generations.
Rather than giving an overview of the theoretical debate and the different approaches that have been developed in various cultural contexts, this section provides an incomplete list of examples of FAO Programmes, Projects and activities that have applied a sustainable livelihoods perspective.
This Section is divided into three parts:
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