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dc.contributor.authorWaithanji, E.
dc.contributor.authorAffognon, D.H.
dc.contributor.authorKing’ori, S.
dc.contributor.authorDiiro, G.
dc.contributor.authorNakimbugwe, D.
dc.contributor.authorFiaboe, K.K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-07T10:10:53Z
dc.date.available2020-08-07T10:10:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationWaithanji, E., Affognon, D.H., King’ori, S., Diiro, G., Nakimbugwe, D. & Fiaboe, K.K. (2019). Insects as feed: gendered knowledge attitudes and practices among poultry and pond fish farmers in Kenya. NJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 1-15.
dc.identifier.issn1573-5214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6920
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study on knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among poultry and pond fish farmers from Kisii, Nakuru and Kirinyaga counties in Kenya was conducted to establish insect for feed interventions likely to reduce the cost of feeds in these enterprises and benefit women and men equitably. Data were collected through sex and enterprise type disaggregated focus group discussions with farmers. Poultry farming was more established than fish farming in all three counties. Women were more involved than men in poultry, and men more than women in fish, farming. For both enterprises, women did same number of chores as men except for fish in the dry season when women did more chores. For most chores, women worked longer than men. Men and women knew of many insects fed raw to chicken and fish. Men stated that insect fed chickens are bigger and women affirmed that they are tastier. For both enterprises, men mainly decided on allocation of money jointly with women, or alone. Women mainly decided on allocation of feeding resources. Because gender roles were more clearly defined in poultry enterprises, it would be more useful to start conducting gender targeted interventions with poultry farmers. Among the interventions recommended include insect farming technologies at the homestead for women and wild insect catching technologies for women and men. Surplus insects farmed / harvested can be sold to commercial feed processors through contractual arrangements between them and the producers. Advocacy interventions to prevent economically dormant men taking over insect rearing enterprises from women once they become profitable, and time saving technologies for use by time-poor women are also recommended.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Development Research Centre
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
dc.format.extent1-15
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectInsecta
dc.subjectFeeds
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectPoultry Farming
dc.subjectInsect Farming
dc.titleInsects as feed: gendered knowledge attitudes and practices among poultry and pond fish farmers in Kenya
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationIndependent Gender Consultant, Kenya
cg.contributor.affiliationWest and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidWAITHANJI:2019
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectBiodiversity
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.journalNJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
cg.notesPublished online: 06 Nov 2019
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2019.100312


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