Determinants of Livelihood Strategies Selecting by Nomadic Households of Fars Province

Nomads of Fars province are in transition from ranching-based livelihood strategy toward other strategies to confronting external disorders and retaining sustainable livelihood. This study investigated livelihood strategies and their determinants of nomads in Fars province by gathering required information through verbal interviews from a random sample of 393 nomadic households at summer 1395. After defining livelihood strategies, factors affecting the selection of these strategies have been examined using multinomial logit model. The results showed that sample households selected four strategies: pure ranching, service activities, agriculture and horticulture and diversification activities. It was also found that increasing human capital in the form of higher education, more labors and participation in education classes, has a positive and significant effect on the adaption of strategies for service (0.32) and diversification activities (0.57). While increasing natural capital, such as farmland and garden ownership has had an impact on the possibility of adopting a strategy for agriculture and horticulture compared to other strategies. Finally, the results showed that promotion of financial capital by accessing to loans and credits would enable nomadic households to diversify activities (0.04).