@article{icrisat10011, month = {June}, title = {Gender Roles and Constraints in Beekeeping: A Case from Kitui County, Kenya}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, year = {2017}, author = {P D M Mburu and H D Affognon and P Irungu and J Mburu and S Raina}, pages = {54--59}, volume = {94}, journal = {Bee World}, number = {2}, keywords = {Gender, Beekeeping}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/10011/}, 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...} }