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This study uses cross-sectional survey data collected countrywide by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (EICV 5) from a random sample of 14,580 households. This study significantly contributes to understanding the drivers of land consolidation in Rwanda by revealing that socioeconomic factors, institutional frameworks, and location variables critically influence household participation, which remains limited despite its agricultural reform importance, thereby informing targeted policy interventions. We used Multinomial Logistic Regression Model to evaluate household responses across all 30 districts in Rwanda. For an appropriate analysis, we exploited the odds ratio of logistic regression and marginal effects by setting the theoretical framework and mode for each variable characteristic. The study found that one out of five households is engaged in land consolidation, highlighting its limited adoption despite its significance in the country's agricultural reforms. Furthermore, socioeconomic and institutional factors and location had a significant impact on households' participation in land consolidation. Additionally, factors such as household size, livestock ownership and agricultural input use, including fertilizer, irrigation, and improved seeds showed strong positive and statistically significant effects on land consolidation participation. Accordingly, policy-makers should prioritize locations with existing irrigation infrastructure and large areas of consolidated land.

The Vietnamese Government has implemented agricultural land acquisition for urbanization (ALAFU) since 2010 which has caused a high level of social-economic transition in the country. In this paper, we applied the gender and development approach to discover how ALAFU has influenced the household gender equality in affected areas in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. The data for this paper was mainly collected from two household group surveys, four group discussions, and six key informant interviews. Group 1 covers 50 affected households whose agricultural land was acquired for urbanization, while Group 2 consists of 50 households whose agricultural land was not taken away. The findings reveal that ALAFU has led to reduced access to agricultural land for group 1, but has contributed to an increase of economic status for women in both groups by creating non-farming job opportunities with a good income. However, most of their new jobs are still informal, contain potential risks, and the unpaid care work burden is heavy. Moreover, although the rate of women participating in household decision making has increased, the quality of participation is limited. Their participation in social activities and vocational training courses has improved insignificantly. Therefore, if the Government continues to promote ALAFU, they should take structural gender inequalities into account to achieve their sustainable development goals.

Various studies have explored community-shared solar (CSS) initiatives to help lower energy costs and increase the use of renewable energy sources. Various forms of CSS have been developed worldwide, specifically adapted to meet local economic and environmental conditions as well as technological readiness. This study proposes a variant of CSS that incorporates monthly photovoltaic (PV) rental options and load management functions for households in South Korea, a country characterized by limited land availability, high population density, and extremely high land-use costs. This study evaluates the feasibility of the proposed CSS by assessing the economic benefits for all stakeholders involved, including households, the CSS business (or government), and the grid service provider. It utilizes a mathematical programming model for its formulation and employs an iterative algorithm based on Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions for solving it. Additionally, a numerical assessment is conducted with 400 customers classified into three different categories of energy usage. The findings indicate that participating households experienced a reduction in electricity costs ranging from 36.8% to 56.7%, depending on the season and specific scenarios. The CSS business also realized significant profits while the grid service provider benefited from reduced fluctuations in power supply, leading to improved efficiency in grid operations and maintenance.

Purpose This study aims to document the participation of intra-household decision-making activities by older adults in India. Design/methodology/approach This study has used a nationally representative sample of 21,662 older adults (aged 60 and above) from the Longitudinal Ageing Study of India data of 2017–2018. Intra-household decision-making participation is measured based on decision-making activities that includes marriage of daughter/son, buying and selling of property, giving a gift to the family, education of family member and arrangement of social/religious events. This paper used bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression model to examine the factors associated with the participation of older adults in the intra-household decision-making activities. Findings The result has shown that older persons’ participation declined with increased age. This study has also found a difference in the participation of intra-households decision-making activities between male and female, rural and urban older adults, poor and rich older adults. Older adults with good health status who maintain social engagement and a good lifestyle are more likely to participate in the household’s decision-making activities. Practical implications Older adults with better economic and social status are more likely to participate in intra-household decision-making activities that make their life happier than the counterpart. Therefore, emphasis should be given to those vulnerable older adults who do not have any social and economic security in the society. Originality/value There are limited studies available on intra-household decision-making participation by older adults. This paper documents the intra-household decision-making participation by older adults in India with a nationally representative large sample.

Despite their numerous benefits, forests are currently under threat due to the rising of human population. This study assesses conservation practices in the Arudtse forest, Ayehu Guagusa Woreda, northwestern Ethiopia, focusing on household participation in forest management. A cross‐sectional research design with a mixed‐methods approach was utilized, employing purposive and simple random sampling to select the study site and 237 households, respectively. Data were gathered through household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and field observations and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including binary logistic regression. Descriptive results revealed that 193 of 237 households (81.4%) participated in forest conservation, with 36.8% of participants being literate compared to 63.2% illiterate. Among nonparticipants, 40.9% were male‐headed and 59.1% female‐headed households. Inferential analysis showed a significant association between participation and conservation ( χ 2 = 93.67, p ≤ 0.001). Binary logistic regression identified the key determinants: male‐headed households ( B = 2.795, p ≤ 0.007, Exp (B) = 2.214), older household heads ( B = 2.191, p ≤ 0.000, Exp (B) = 8.949), and extension services ( B = 2.819, p ≤ 0.0001, Exp (B) = 16.766) significantly increased participation likelihood. Livestock ownership ( B = 0.328, p ≤ 0.026, Exp (B) = 1.389) had a positive effect, while larger farmland size ( B = −0.361, p ≤ 0.017) decreased participation. Literacy, household size, income, and distance to the forest were not significant. Community perceptions underscored forests’ ecological (68% agreement) and cultural (49.5% strong agreement) roles. These findings emphasize gender, age, extension services, and resource ownership as critical for enhancing sustainable forest management.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Encouraging resident participation in the Municipal Solid Waste Management system still becomes a challenge for cities in developing countries. Previous studies showed that existing education strategies ineffective and insufficient to change resident behavior sustainably. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a resident-based learning model to encourage sustainable resident participation in waste management programs at the household level using the Community of Practice approach. METHODS: This study was a conceptual model study using a case study as the research strategy. The case being analyzed was Kawasan BebasSampah (Zero Waste Area) program implemented in Bandung City, Indonesia. The primary data was collected through field observation on the 8 Kawasan bebas sampah and in-depth interviews with 63 key informants comprising 31 key actors in the educational programs and 32 informants as resident representatives, conducted from January 2020 - November 2020. Additional data from the quantitative method was gathered in April 2021, focusing on surveying resident's habits toward waste management as evidence of the program result. FINDINGS: The findings showed that the education strategy implemented in Bandung City, Indonesia presented effective results, based on waste reduction rate reaching up to 0, 47% at the city level from 2019 to 2020. The survey provided evidence that the education program has succeeded in forming new habits for residents. Averagely 60% of respondents in each sample area have the habits and up to > 90% for the areas with more durable education program. Some critical points for education strategy implementations are identified. First, collaboration and supports from key stakeholders such as facilitators, local leaders, and educators become the enabler of the program. Second, key stakeholders need to identify knowledge and value needs before the program started. Third, the learning activities are conditioned to facilitate practice-based and dialogue-based learning through group and non-group learning activities. Fourth, local cadres are vital to sustaining the education program. CONCLUSION: This study has succeeded in giving a new strategic approach to improve resident participation in municipal solid waste management. The resident-based learning model proposed in this study offered a more effective strategy for other cities in developing countries to improve the sustainable participation of residents in their waste management system. However, some adjustments may be required for residents with different characteristics. Future studies may focus on testing and refining the model to improve its applicability.

Objective In this work, I document variation in husbands' participation in household duties, an indicator of gender equality, by comparing ethnoreligious affiliation group, human capital, and autonomy. Background Scholars posit a relationship between religiosity and traditional gender relations, impacted by cultural norms and women's human capital. Israel's diverse ethnoreligious landscape provides an excellent context for empirically evaluating posited relationships. Method The study analyzed quantitative data from the Israel Social Survey on 1,900 married women (1,529 Jews and 371 Arabs). Results Husbands of Arab women were 83% less likely than husbands of Jewish women to share household duties. Among Jewish couples, husbands of traditional‐religious women were 29% less likely than husbands of secular women to share household duties. Further, among Jewish couples, there was no difference in husbands' sharing of household duties between ultra‐Orthodox women and secular women. Among Arabs, Druze husbands were almost 3 times more likely to participate than Muslim husbands. Among Arab Muslims, religious husbands were 2.40 times more likely to share household duties than nonreligious Muslims. Conclusion Findings support C. Goldscheider's culture hypothesis, suggesting that the uniqueness of the affiliation group is most important. However, although human capital did not strongly moderate husbands' participation, women's autonomy did. Implication Public policy should be sensitive to differences between ethnoreligious groups in supporting gender equality. For instance, policy makers should encourage religious leaders to preach values that promote such equality.

This study assessed the factors influencing households’ participation in forest management. The specific objective was to identify the determinants of households’ participation in forest management in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study used the purposive sampling to sample respondents from six (6) communities within the Tamale forest districts and the sample size was three hundred and seventy (370). The logistic regression result showed that, sex, age, household size, education, marital status, benefit and location of the forest influenced households’ participation in forest management. The results showed that, all the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents were significant in determining participation in forest management. The study recommended that, the government of Ghana should intensify awareness creation and public education on the need for collaborative forest management between local communities and forest management staff.

Women's decisions on family planning use have multiple benefits to the family and community at large. In developing countries like Ethiopia, the choice of women to use a contraceptive is challenged by social and environmental factors that mitigate their ability to decide independently and freely. This study therefore determined the level of women's decision-making power on family planning use and associated factors among married women in the study area. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Dinsho woreda from March to April 2017. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 373 married women. A structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data by trained data collectors under continuous supervision. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with women's decision-making power on family planning use. Crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were used and p-value of <0.05 was considered as statistical significance. A total of 344 (92.2%) women participated in the study. Of the total respondents, 179 (52%) of women had good decision-making power on modern family planning use. Multivariable analysis showed that younger age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =8.59 [1.61, 45.80]), good participation in household decision-making (AOR =2.65 [1.46, 4.79]), positive attitude towards family planning (AOR =2.34 [1.31, 4.19]), and better knowledge towards family planning (AOR =3.04 [1.49, 6.22]) were factors statistically significantly associated with married women's decision-making power on family planning use. Women's knowledge and attitudes toward family planning and their participation in household decision-making increased the likelihood of women's decision-making power for modern family planning use. There is a need to adopt a more comprehensive approach to reach men and women on modern family planning, to help women to decide freely without any restriction.

This paper investigates both commune and household determinants of household income among ethnic minorities in the North-West Mountains - the poorest region of Vietnam. The findings show that the vast majority of the sample households heavily depend on agricultural activities. Factors affecting household income per capita are examined using multiple regression models and the findings confirm the important role of education, non-farm employment and fixed assets in improving household income. In addition, some commune variables such as the presence of the means of transportation, post offices and non-farm job opportunities are found to have an increasing impact on household income. The findings suggest that policies for poverty reduction should aim at both commune and household levels. Policies that focus on improving the access of ethnic minorities to education and non-farm employment are expected to be effective ways of enhancing their income.