Sustainable Livelihoods of Poverty Alleviation Farmers in Ethnic Areas: A Case of Yunlong County in Yunnan, China

Abstract

With the completion of the task of poverty alleviation, it is necessary to focus on how to consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation, avoid the poverty-stricken people falling into poverty again, improve the sustainable livelihood ability and enhance the livelihood capital reserves in rural areas. This paper will select Yunlong County as the research site, using the definition of livelihood capital of sustainable livelihood framework to construct the evaluation index system of livelihood capital of poverty-stricken farmers in Shengli Village of Yunlong County. Combined with the statistical analysis results of questionnaire data, the livelihood capital status of poverty-stricken farmers in Shengli Village of Yunlong County is evaluated and measured, and the main livelihood difficulties faced by poverty-stricken farmers in Shengli Village are found. Combined with the local actual situation of Shengli Village of Yunlong County and the feedback of poverty-stricken farmers, the reasons behind the difficulties are excavated. It is necessary to choose strategies for poverty alleviation farmers in poor mountainous areas to improve their sustainable livelihoods, fully consolidate the excellent achievements of poverty alleviation, provide support conditions for the organic connection between poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, and further ensure the sustainable livelihood development of poverty alleviation farmers in mountainous areas.