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Figure 3, describes a new model of SL assets as applicable to the growers of
this case study. All assets are shown to be related, having influence on each
other. Additionally, cultural assets are ascribed a central position to
emphasise the particular significance of cultural considerations in this
research.
Financial
Social
Human
Cultural
Figure 3: Description of livelihood assets.
Natural
Physical
Highlighting culture as a unique, separate asset as described in the adapted
sustainable livelihoods framework (Figure 1) highlights the importance of
culture as an asset in the SL framework – culture is not explicitly mentioned in
the traditional SLA. However, the results of this research showed that cultural
assets strongly influenced and overlapped with all other assets (more than
other assets influenced each other) as depicted in Figure 3. Clearly cultural
assets were enhanced by taewa production, thereby strengthening and
influencing other assets which illustrates the positive contribution taewa
production makes towards appreciations of well-being for the growers.
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