Piecework ( Ganyu ) as an Indicator of Household Vulnerability in Rural Zambia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven M Cole (0000-0002-8947-0871, World Health Organization - Zambia, corresponding author), Parakh Hoon (0000-0002-2135-3185, Virginia Tech), Parakh N Hoon |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 407-426 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.2012.719360 |
| PMID | 23927046 |
| OpenAlex | W2034522514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 38 |
Piecework (ganyu) is short-term, casual labor common in rural Zambia and neighboring countries. Reliance on piecework as a strategy to cope during food shortages in the rainy/cultivation season can restrict own-farm production, and thus, is regarded as an indicator of a household's vulnerability to food insecurity. Based on a household's level of participation in piecework, we explore this claim in rural Zambia using survey data collected during the rainy and dry seasons in 2009. We argue that seasonal assessments are essential if such dependence on piecework is used as a robust measure of a household's vulnerability to food insecurity
Agriculture · Casual · Economic shortage · Economics · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Household income · Political science · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Vulnerability (computing · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |