Primary Livelihood System
Standard: Custom taxonomy developed specifically for the HEA Database, informed by local knowledge and existing classifications where possible.
Description: This metadata type categorizes the primary Livelihood Zone System types, such as Pastoral, Rainfed, Agropastoral, etc. It includes but is not limited to pastoral and agricultural categories. Primary Livelihood Systems are defined based on regional economic activities and ecological characteristics.
Livelihood Activity
Standard: Custom taxonomy developed specifically for the HEA Database, informed by local knowledge and existing classifications where possible.
Description: Livelihood Activity records mostly contain pointers to other metadata (season, product, unit of measure, etc.). Livelihood Activities typically use the classified product that is used for equivalent Market Price data in the FEWS NET Data Warehouse:
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Livestock Sale activities use the classified product for the animal, e.g. L02123: Goats. If the BSS includes a designation of local or export quality animals, more specific classified products will be used rather than an additional identifier. For example, Pig sales - local: no. sold uses the classified product L02140HA: Swine / pigs, local quality and Vente de moutons - locale: nb venduss uses the classified product L02122AP: Sheep, local quality.
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Meat Production activities use the classified products for the meat product, e.g. P21116: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled.
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Milk Production activities use the classified products for the raw milk, e.g. P02292: Raw milk of goats.
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Butter Production activities use the classified products for the specific butter, e.g. P22249HC: Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk of goats.
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Crop Production activities use the classified products for the non-seed crop, e.g. R01122: Maize (corn), other. Green consumption is also a Crop Production activity, using specific classified products for the green crop, e.g. R01290HA: Green corn (maize).
Livelihood Strategy Type
Standard: Custom taxonomy developed specifically for the HEA Database, informed by local knowledge and existing classifications where possible.
Description: Livelihood Strategies are one of a set of options used by households in a Livelihood Zone to obtain food and cash income and acquire the items needed to live. Livelihood Strategy records mostly contain pointers to other metadata (Season, Product, Unit Of Measure, etc.).
Livelihood Strategies are categorized by type to allow for easy aggregation and comparison of Livelihood Strategies and Activities. They include things like milk production, crop production, food purchase, relief aid, and wild food gathering. See a full list.
Strategy Types are defined based on categories used in the BSS, with additions where necessary.
Season
Standard: Custom taxonomy developed specifically for the HEA Database, based on similar information stored in FDW.
Description: A division of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and associated Livelihood Zone Activities for income generation.
Wealth Group Category
Standard: Custom taxonomy developed specifically for the HEA Database, informed by local knowledge and existing classifications where possible.
Description: Local definitions of Wealth Groups, common to all Baseline Studies in a Livelihood Zone (LHZ), such as Very poor, Poor, Medium, Better off. These categories help in understanding the economic stratification within communities.
Wealth Group Characteristic
Standard: Custom taxonomy developed specifically for the HEA Database, informed by local knowledge and existing classifications where possible.
Description: Characteristics of a Wealth Group, such as "Number of children at school", livestock ownership, land size, etc. These characteristics provide detailed insights into the assets and vulnerabilities of different wealth groups.
Livestock Wealth Group Characteristics use classified products to enable easy matching against other data such as market prices.
Trees do not use classified products and are separate Wealth Characteristics. This is because the existing hierarchy does not include trees as an obvious branch, the Baseline Surveys are not always specific about the types of tree owned (e.g. trees, or fruit trees), and trees are closer to assets like oxcarts or motorcycles than they are to products and services.
Fruit from trees, e.g. Avocados or Mangoes have corresponding classified products which are used in the Crop Production Livelihood Activities to capture income from the sale of fruit and calories from consumption of it. The fruit can be cross-referenced with other CPC-coded data, most importantly current price data.