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A person's '''livelihood''' refers to their means of securing basic necessities of life including: '''food'''Los "medios de subsistencia" de una persona se caracterizan por el aseguramiento de las necesidades básicas para poder vivir. Estas incluyen la " nutrición", waterel agua potable, medicinelos medicamentos, shelter and clothingel alojamiento y las vestimentas requeridas. Livelihood is defined as the activities to acquire these necessities Los medios de subsistencia se definen como las actividades para adquirir estas necesidades, meeting the requirements of the individual and his/her household on a sustainable basis with dignitypara satisfacer de un forma digna y sustentable las necesidades del individuo y de su hogar. Secured Access to food forms El acceso asegurado a crucial part of livelihoodtipos de alimentación desempeña un papel fundamental para los medios de subsistencia.
The sustainable livelihoods framework was developed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). It presents the main factors that affect people’s livelihoods, and typical relationships between these. In brief, the framework:
