http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10011 2017-09-06T08:26:33Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/10011/ Gender Roles and Constraints in Beekeeping: A Case from Kitui County, Kenya Mburu, P D M Affognon, H D Irungu, P Mburu, J Raina, S African Agriculture Gender Research Kenya 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... Taylor & Francis 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/10011/1/Gender%20Roles%20and%20Constraints%20in%20Beekeeping.pdf 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 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2016.1275490 10.1080/0005772X.2016.1275490 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage