Factors affecting fishing households’ livelihood in Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province

Abstract

This study aims to determine the factors affecting the livelihood of fishing households in Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue Province. Data are collected from the survey of 150 fishing households in Quang Ngan and Quang Cong communes, Quang Dien district. Multiple regression model was used to analyze the factors affecting the household’s livelihood outcome.  The estimation results showed that, there were 6 factors positively impacting on the household’s livelihood outcome including the educational level of household heads, experiences, number of household’ labor, total farmland area, participation in unions and associations, and household’s livelihood strategies. Therefore, the policy implications have been proposed to improve household’s livelihood sustainability in the coming year.