Women’s NutriBusiness Cooperatives in Kenya: An Integrated Strategy for Sustaining Rural Livelihoods
| Autor: | Audrey N. Maretzki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Rural Population
Kenya Economic growth United States Agency for International Development Universities Higher education Food Handling Nutritional Sciences International Cooperation media_common.quotation_subject Medicine (miscellaneous) Developing country Health Promotion Development Community Networks Weaning food State (polity) Agency (sociology) Humans Women Cooperative Behavior Developing Countries Poverty media_common Marketing Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Commerce NutriBusiness Kenya value-added processing marketing participatory training Agriculture Citizen journalism Livelihood Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) United States Diet Food Technology Female Rural area International development business Food Science |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development; Vol 9, No 6 (2009) |
| ISSN: | 1499-4046 1684-5374 1684-5358 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.08.010 |
| Popis: | With funding provided by the Center for Higher Education of the United States Agency for International Development, The Pennsylvania State University and Tuskegee University collaborated with the University of Nairobi in establishing women's NutriBusiness Cooperatives in the Rift Valley and Central Provinces of Kenya. Between 1992 and 1999, the cooperatives were established, facilities and equipment were supplied and extensive participatory training was provided by university-affiliated investigators and project staff. This initiative enabled approximately 2500 rural Kenyan women farmers to add value to their crops by processing and locally marketing nutritious, convenient, culturally-appropriate weaning food mixes. Implementation of the NutriBusiness model is described and challenges of cultural engagement are highlighted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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