Open AccessTransition From Subsistence Agriculture to Rubber Plantations in Northern Laos: Analysis of Household Livelihood Strategies by Ethnicity and Gender
Author(s) -
Kyoko Kusakabe,
Chanthavisith Chanthoumphone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/21582440211011463
Subject(s) - livelihood , subsistence agriculture , ethnic group , context (archaeology) , intersectionality , geography , shock (circulatory) , politics , natural rubber , socioeconomics , sociology , agriculture , gender studies , political science , archaeology , anthropology , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , law
The study examined livelihood changes in eight villages in Luang Namtha province of northern Lao PDR following the expansion in rubber plantations and analyzed its impact on gender roles and relations. All study villages are engaged in rubber production, but the impact is shaped by the context and history of the particular location. The study has demonstrated the importance of feminist political ecologist approach in analyzing the conjuncture and intersectionality, as well as the location that shapes these conditions to better understand the gendered impact of the introduction of rubber production. The concept of social interface has helped us to identify the shock that women and men face and the changes in access to resources as a result of the shock and the agencies that the people exercised.