Romborah Simiyu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6579689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Romborah Simiyu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Romborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Simiyu |
| SIGNATURE | SIMIYU R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Moi University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Urban crop production and poverty alleviation in Eldoret, Kenya
Urban agriculture (UA) has recently received increasing attention in both scholarly and policy cycles as a potential tool for poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper focuses on urban crop cultivation (UCC) and examines men’s and women’s motives and needs in UCC, the (perceived) contribution of UCC to household livelihoods, and the benefits men and women derive from it. Although the contribution of UCC to overall household food and i…
Gendered divisions of labour in urban crop cultivation in a Kenyan town
This article highlights the labour contributions of men and women in urban crop cultivation in Eldoret, Kenya. Divisions of labour in urban gardening were mediated by social constructs of masculinity and femininity, gender differentials in entitlements and farming knowledge and intra-household power relations. The resulting labour distribution patterns manifested itself in the type of crops men and women took responsibility for, the specific agri…
Gendered divisions of labour in urban crop cultivation in a Kenyan town
This article highlights the labour contributions of men and women in urban crop cultivation in Eldoret, Kenya. Divisions of labour in urban gardening were mediated by social constructs of masculinity and femininity, gender differentials in entitlements and farming knowledge and intra-household power relations. The resulting labour distribution patterns manifested itself in the type of crops men and women took responsibility for, the specific agri…
Urban crop production and poverty alleviation in Eldoret, Kenya
Urban agriculture (UA) has recently received increasing attention in both scholarly and policy cycles as a potential tool for poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper focuses on urban crop cultivation (UCC) and examines men’s and women’s motives and needs in UCC, the (perceived) contribution of UCC to household livelihoods, and the benefits men and women derive from it. Although the contribution of UCC to overall household food and i…
Gendered divisions of labour in urban crop cultivation in a Kenyan town
This article highlights the labour contributions of men and women in urban crop cultivation in Eldoret, Kenya. Divisions of labour in urban gardening were mediated by social constructs of masculinity and femininity, gender differentials in entitlements and farming knowledge and intra-household power relations. The resulting labour distribution patterns manifested itself in the type of crops men and women took responsibility for, the specific agri…
Urban crop production and poverty alleviation in Eldoret, Kenya
Urban agriculture (UA) has recently received increasing attention in both scholarly and policy cycles as a potential tool for poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper focuses on urban crop cultivation (UCC) and examines men’s and women’s motives and needs in UCC, the (perceived) contribution of UCC to household livelihoods, and the benefits men and women derive from it. Although the contribution of UCC to overall household food and i…
Agriculture (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Livelihood (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (2 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (1 work)