A. Niehof

Publication List Details

Period

1993 - 2009

Number

102

Co-Authors

Effects of HIV/AIDS on the livelihood of banana-farming households in Central Kenya (2009)

F.N. Nguthi, A. Niehof

This paper explores the effects of HIV/AIDS on the livelihoods of banana-farming households in Maragua district, Central Kenya. It is based on the results of a field study carried out during...

The Effects of HIV/AIDS on Livelihoods and Adopting Tissue-cultured Technology among Banana-farming Households in Central Kenya (2008)

Nguthi, F.N., Niehof, A.

Increasing agricultural productivity is one of the important adaptations for farming households to enable them to attain sustainable livelihoods in times of crisis. Adoption of appropriate...

Introduction: Dimensions of resilience in a context of health-related adversity (2008)

Niehof, A.

This introduction* explores the concept of resilience in relation to empirical evidence presented in several papers in the present issue. The papers discuss resilience in old age, in a context of...

Resilience of HIV/AIDS-affected households in a village in Tanzania: Does social capital help? (2008)

Nombo, C., Niehof, A.

HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality reduce the ability of households to generate livelihood and cushion other shocks. Social capital is supposed to have the potential to mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS...

Household production of sorghum beer in Benin: technological and socio-economic aspects (2007)

Kayodé, A.P.P., Hounhouigan, J.D., Nout, M.J.R., Niehof, A.

This study evaluated the sorghum brewing microenterprises in Benin with emphasis on the beer quality, the social significance of the product as well as the income generated. Tchoukoutou, the Benin...

Determinants and adequacy of food consumption of children in La Trinidad, the Philippines (2007)

Blijham, N., De Kan, L., Niehof, A.

In the Philippines, vitamin A and vitamin C deficiencies, particularly among children, is a pressing health problem. This article reports the results of a research project that aimed at gaining...

Household production of sorghum beer in Benin: technological and socio-economic aspects (2007)

Polycarpe Kayodé, A.P., Joseph Hounhouigan, D., Nout, M.J.R., Niehof, A.

This study evaluated the sorghum brewing microenterprises in Benin with emphasis on the beer quality, the social significance of the product as well as the income generated. Tchoukoutou, the Benin...

The significance of diversification for rural livelihood systems (2004)

Niehof, A.

There is an increasing awareness that diversification plays a strategic role in rural livelihood systems. The principal question to be addressed in this paper pertains to the conditions and the ways...