Open Access“Men Are in Front at Eating Time, but Not When It Comes to Rearing the Chicken”: Unpacking the Gendered Benefits and Costs of Livestock Ownership in Kenya
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Dumas,
Abena Maranga,
Patrick Mbullo Owuor,
Shalean M. Collins,
Pauline Wekesa,
Maricianah Oo,
Sera L. Young
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
food and nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1564-8265
pISSN - 0379-5721
DOI - 10.1177/0379572117737428
Subject(s) - livestock , business , food security , psychological resilience , investment (military) , livelihood , socioeconomics , economics , economic growth , agriculture , geography , political science , forestry , law , archaeology , politics , psychology , psychotherapist
Livestock can promote resilience in low-income communities through a number of pathways. Livestock development programs seek to amplify these benefits but often fail to consider the costs to intended beneficiaries or the effect of prevailing gender norms.
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