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| Berem, Risper M.; Obare, Gideon A.; Owuor, George. |
| Using survey data from 110 randomly selected honey producers from two divisions in Baringo this paper analyzes the constraints and drivers of value addition in honey, an economic activity with a potential to improve household livelihoods but whose development has remained rudimentary. Baringo District undergoes frequent and prolonged drought that impacts on household livelihood assets. The livelihoods have traditionally been agro-based but due to variations in climatic conditions, crop production has been very low. Livestock production has also been adversely affected by these trends, leaving honey production as a viable alternative for smallholder farmers since it is less dependent on, or affected by climatic variations and is not resource intensive. This... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Value addition; Poverty reduction; Drought; ASAL; Africa; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96163 |
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