OAR@ICRISATGender Roles and Constraints in Beekeeping: A Case from Kitui County, KenyaP D MMburuauthorH DAffognonauthorPIrunguauthorJMburuauthorSRainaauthorBeekeeping 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...African AgricultureGender ResearchKenya2017-06Taylor & FrancisArticle

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