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Gaining women’s views on household food security in Wote sub location, Kenya

Mulandi, Bernice N.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194870643

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2007, Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, food production is declining and many people are malnourished. My study asks: (1) what are women doing to meet their household food needs; and (2) how do they perceive opportunities and challenges towards achieving food security. I worked with two women’s groups in a semiarid region that is at risk because of low incomes and agricultural potential. Activity schedules and seasonal calendars show how these women rely equally on their farms and purchases. They photographed enterprises that provide food for their homes and small incomes. Venn diagrams show how the role of outside institutions increases during “bad years” but the women emphasize that their security cannot rely on this support. Food security agencies need to focus on women’s triple role by working with women’s groups to increase the production of crops that can also be sold, and to plan for the distribution of food aid.
Kimberly Medley (Advisor)
77 p.
Household Food Security; Food Availability and Accessibility; Livelihood Strategies; Coping and Adaptive Strategies

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  • Mulandi, B. N. (2007). Gaining women’s views on household food security in Wote sub location, Kenya [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194870643

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mulandi, Bernice. Gaining women’s views on household food security in Wote sub location, Kenya. 2007. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194870643.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mulandi, Bernice. "Gaining women’s views on household food security in Wote sub location, Kenya." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194870643

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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