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Gender aspects of urban livestock keeping in Eldoret, Kenya

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4250352
AutoresRobert Romborah Simiyu (Moi University, autor de correspondencia), Dick Foeken (African Studies Centre, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen51
Número4
Páginas577-603
Fecha de publicación2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x1300061x
OpenAlexW2161259209
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas23

This paper deals with the gender aspects of urban livestock keeping in Eldoret, Kenya. It shows that men and women play different but complementary roles in livestock keeping. Men show greater preference for and are more involved - in terms of decision-making and responsibility taking - with large livestock and where income is the primary motive for livestock keeping, and perform tasks of an outdoor nature and/or which require considerable technical knowledge. On the other hand, women prefer and exercise greater control over small livestock, make the most decisions about consumption use of livestock products, and perform home-based routine tasks. However, there are instances where men and women cross gender boundaries, for instance where labour of the opposite gender is absent in the household, or as a strategy to control benefits accruing to the livestock. In terms of livelihood outcomes, women's role in livestock keeping is geared more towards improving household nutritional and food security status, while men's role is motivated more by personal benefits

Agriculture · Business · Consumption (sociology) · Economics · Food security · Geography · Livelihood · Livestock · Preference · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology