摘要：This study explores how landless women on isolated islands in rivers obtain their livelihoods. Theymostly use Income Generating Activities (IGAs) like livestock rearing and vegetable production. Those notinvolved in IGAs tend to get involved in odd activities like becoming domestic servants. Their land availability,transport, training, public services, capital are almost non-existent, so they face many problems in carrying ontheir IGAs. The paper concludes that State support is needed to redistribute available land, provide basic services,including infrastructure and capital/loans, including training, so that these women have a chance for a better life.The study used triangulated qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze data. Regression results showed thatIGAs participation is significantly related with age, family size, educational level, family income, agriculturalservice frequency and mass media use whereas problem confrontation is significantly related with age, farm sizetraining experiences and cosmopolitanism of the rural women.
