Gender Roles and Constraints in Beekeeping: A Case from Kitui County, Kenya

Mburu, P D M and Affognon, H D and Irungu, P and Mburu, J and Raina, S (2017) Gender Roles and Constraints in Beekeeping: A Case from Kitui County, Kenya. Bee World, 94 (2). pp. 54-59. ISSN 0005-772X

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Abstract

Beekeeping is a form of agriculture that involves management of wild or domesticated bee colonies for production of honey and wax. Generally, in Kenya, women perform most of the agricultural activities (GOK, 2005; Oduol et al., 2013). Even though they play a major role in these activities, they end up receiving a fraction of the income generated. In most of the African countries, beekeeping has often been a male-dominated enterprise (Nel & Illgner, 2004; Ogaba & Akongo, 2001; Shackleton, Paumgarten, Kassa, Husselman, & Zida, 2011). However, with intervention from rural development agencies, a change in this practice could occur...

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Research Program : West & Central Africa
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Gender, Beekeeping
Subjects:	Others > African Agriculture Others > Gender Research Others > Kenya
Depositing User:	Mr Ramesh K
Date Deposited:	17 May 2017 08:38
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2017 08:26
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10011
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2016.1275490
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	UNSPECIFIED
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