Open AccessCharacteristics of Cottage Industries in Kakamega County, Kenya
Author(s) -
PaulPeter M. Makokha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of human resource studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-3058
DOI - 10.5296/ijhrs.v4i4.6621
Subject(s) - plucking , carpentry , cottage industry , production (economics) , pottery , business , brick , raw material , pulp and paper industry , engineering , economics , rural area , medicine , geography , archaeology , civil engineering , pathology , meteorology , macroeconomics , chemistry , organic chemistry
Cottage industries are the home-based units of production which rely on human- or animal-propelled skills and technology. They are characterized by accessibility to raw materials, low costs of operation, and proximity to markets. The cottage industries highlighted in this research paper are: pottery, crude sugar production, brick-making, liquor production, quarrying and masonry, carpentry, traditional medicine production, charcoal production, basketry and weaving, baking, bicycle repair, flour-grinding, and shoe-making and repair.