Research On Different Livelihood Capital Farmers Of Forest Resource Dependency

Slowing down the reliance on forest resources of those surrounded farmer is the key to solve the contradiction between protection and development, and it’s also the certain choice for them to have a sustainable livelihood. This essay will be under the basis of completely preserving surrounded farmers’ capital and it divides the capital into natural capital, substantial capital, financial capital, human capital and social capital through building an assessment system, so we can have a comprehensive assessment for those farmers’livelihood capital. At the same time, it divides the farmers’dependence on forest into income dependence, food dependence and energy dependence. The research finds that in general, farmers" livelihood capital is at a low level. And there are absolute differences in livelihood capital between different types of farmers:farmers living by non-agricultural activities have a higher livelihood capital than those living by agricultural activities, farmers in the area mostly have a higher livelihood capital than those out of the area, and the households with a convenient traffic and a easier access to the market always have a higher livelihood. To be more specific, there are obvious differences in human capital, substantial capital and financial capital between the farmers within and without the area. Agroforestry farmers and non-agroforestry farmers all have differences of different levels in aspects of. Farmers in different transport positions differ in human capital, physical capital and social capital prominently. In terms of forest resources dependence, farmers’average level of reliance on energy outweighs that of income and food. The dependence on forest food resources of farmers in forest zones is much higher than those who are outside, and the dependence on human capital, physical capital and social capital of those who make a living mainly by forestry all surpass those outside the forest zone. Farmers of different levels of natural capital, physical capital and financial capital have distinguished differences in terms of income dependence; Farmers of different levels of human capital and social capital have distinguished differences in terms of food dependence; while energy dependence differs significantly among farmers of different levels of natural capital, physical capital and social capital. Then, this research analyzed the factors of the farmers" dependence on forest resources and found out that the three different types of dependence all have a strong relationship with livelihood types. The dependence on forest resources of farmers who make a living mainly by relying on forest resources is much less than those don’t.Human capital is in inverse proportion to farmers’ dependence on forest aliment, while social capital is in direct proportion to that; Natural capital has a positive profound influence on farmers’ dependence on forest resources income, while financial capital has a negative profound influence on that:Human capital is in inverse proportion to farmers’ dependence on forest aliment, while social capital is in direct proportion to that:Further more, this research makes an analysis on factors that affect farmers’ livelihood selection, finding that natural capital has a negative profound influence on farmers’selection of non-farm livelihood, while social capital and financial capital have a positive profound influence on that. Both natural capital and social capital has a profound influence on their dependence on energy, so does whether the farmers live in the natural reserve. Finally, this research gives policy suggestions on reducing farmers’ dependence on forest resources and improving their sustainable living ability. These suggestions are mainly in four aspects--increasing chances of becoming rich, intensifying livelihood capital. strengthening education training and construction of basic organization.