The effect of diversifying economic activities in the sustainable livelihood of rural households through animal husbandry (case study: Villages of Malekshahi County, Ilam Province)

Diversifying the economy of rural settlements in developing countries has improved non-agricultural opportunities for villagers that affect the welfare of rural households. Today, the development of non-agricultural sectors and diversification of activities in villages is the solution of rural development in many societies.

Investigating the effect of diversification of economic activities on the sustainable livelihood of rural households in Malekshahi city, Ilam province.

The current research is descriptive-analytical, and applied in terms of nature. The method of data collection in this research includes library method and cross-sectional survey method. The size of the selected sample of local people in this research is 308 people, which was determined using Cochran's formula. One-sample and two-sample T-tests, Wilcoxon, regression and path analysis were used to test the hypotheses. Research data was analyzed with the help of SPSS software.

Geographical Context:

 The geographical territory of the present research is the villages of Malekshahi County, Ilam Province.

According to Friedman's non-parametric test, there is a significance level of 95% for the indicators of the role of animal husbandry and household livelihood. Through a sample T-Tech test and taking into account the outputs, he argued that from the point of view of the authorities, the development of animal husbandry was able to affect the economic situation.

The results indicate that according to the statistical tests taken from the components of the two hypotheses, both hypotheses are confirmed and these structures were able to provide sustainable livelihoods for rural households in the region, which indicates the need for re-planning in this direction.