The phrase "a source of livelihood" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that provides the means for living or financial support.
Example: "Farming has always been a source of livelihood for many families in the rural community."
Alternatives: "means of support" or "way to earn a living."
"Agriculture is not only a source of economic growth but also a source of livelihood for millions of people," R.R. Rashmi, a senior negotiator from India, told delegates.
What is clear is that being excluded from humanitarian aid creates more than just an economic burden of having to find alternative means to secure shelter or a source of livelihood.
An alien anthropologist studying "Foreign Parts" might note that in this area the car has a totemic, sacred function while also serving as a source of livelihood and, in a few cases, a home.
Until this week, artemisinin for drugs was sourced entirely from the delicate leaves of artemesia annua (sweet wormwood) following sustained efforts to develop artemesia growing as doubly beneficial: a source of livelihood for African and Asian farmers, and a public health good.
A multistoried structure cobbled together without much oversight, groaning under its own weight, a source of livelihood but a risk to health and safety – sounds like the garment factory building in Bangladesh, whose recent collapse led to the deaths of more than 1,100 workers.
Livestock is their largest asset and predominates as a source of livelihood and supply of food.
Many part-time teachers are specialists who come in for one class, such as Hollywood animation experts for whom "teaching at night is a kind of service to the profession, not a source of their livelihood".
Agricultural land is the place of their work and a source of their livelihood.
40.8% of the surveyed slum dwellers reported having a regular source of livelihood, an indication of some access and connections to people with resources, power and influence.
For many pastoralists, agro-pastoralism - the chance to farm in one place and learn new agricultural skills - is proving a positive source of livelihood and a way to adapt to changing climate conditions.
"Agriculture is a critical source of livelihood and a pathway out of poverty in most African countries, and the media have a crucial role to play in advancing social development and transforming lives," said Tom Mshindi, a Kampala-based IWMF board member and CEO of The Daily Monitor, another partner in the initiative.
