Alternative Livelihood
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Alternative Livelihood Programs are the name given to government attempts, especially in South America
to replace the illicit cultivation of banned substances, such as opium
or coca
, with alternative, legal crops or other activities as a source of income.
Alternative Livelihood has sometimes been referred as Alternative Development.
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
to replace the illicit cultivation of banned substances, such as opium
Opium
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy . Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine...
or coca
Coca
Coca, Erythroxylum coca, is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. The plant plays a significant role in many traditional Andean cultures...
, with alternative, legal crops or other activities as a source of income.
Alternative Livelihood has sometimes been referred as Alternative Development.
External links
- A case study of alternative livelihood in LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
by UNODC (PDF) - Alternative Development Cooperation in East Asia by UNODC
- Alternative Livelihoods Program in Northeastern Afghanistan - a project of CIDACanadian International Development AgencyThe Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...
implemented by Aga Khan FoundationAga Khan FoundationThe Aga Khan Foundation is a private, not-for-profit international development agency, which was founded in 1967 by . AKF seeks to provide long-term solutions to problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy and ill health in the poorest parts of South and Central Asia, Eastern and Western Africa, and...
Canada - Integrated Alternative Livelihoods Program in Kandahar Province - a project of CIDACanadian International Development AgencyThe Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...
- Research in Alternative Livelihoods Fund (RALF) - administered by the U.K.'s Department for International Development (DFID)
- Afghanistan Alternative Livelihoods Program - implemented by PADCO, a member of the International Peace Operations AssociationInternational Peace Operations AssociationThe International Stability Operations Association , formerly known as the International Peace Operations Association , is a 501 non-profit trade association. Founded in April 2001, IPOA was created to support the private military industry and is based in Washington, D.C....