Rural household economies dependent on rain-fed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to counter weather variability, and guard against low crop yields. Organizations too are using market-based approaches to disseminate technologies to smallholder farmers, and al...
Njuki, Jemimah
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Sakwa, B.
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Kariuki, Juliet B.
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Mukewa, E.
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Ngige, J.
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[A qualitative assessment of gender and irrigation technology in Kenya and Tanzania]
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A qualitative assessment of gender and irrigation technology in Kenya and Tanzania
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Nantulya, E.M.
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Mbiuki, S.M.
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[Use of antigens capture tube enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma evansi infections in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius)]
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Use of antigens capture tube enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma evansi infections in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius)
This article explores the gendered impacts of a development project that provided dairy training and a superior breed of cattle to households as part of a broader effort to develop a smallholder-friendly, market-oriented dairy value chain in the Manica province of Mozambique. The project first ta...
Johnson, Nancy L.
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Nhambeto, M.
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Rogers, M.
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Kruger, E.H.
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[The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica smallholder dairy development program]
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The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica smallholder dairy development program
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Muindi, P.
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[Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccine delivery and adoption by women and men in North-Eastern Kenya]
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Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccine delivery and adoption by women and men in North-Eastern Kenya
Studies show that women are more likely to own small, rather than, large livestock. This study sought to establish gendered preference for different livestock species while focusing on the gendered differences in ownership, management, and marketing of goats in Meru, Kenya. Men demonstrated a hig...
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Mburu, S.
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Kariuki, Juliet B.
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Njeru, F.
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[A gendered analysis of goat ownership and marketing in Meru, Kenya]
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A gendered analysis of goat ownership and marketing in Meru, Kenya
Despite emerging public and donor attention on women and agriculture, relatively few studies are based on gender analysis of sex-disaggregated quantitative data, particularly on women's involvement in marketing of livestock products. The objective of this article is therefore to investigate gende...
Boogaard, B.K.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Cadilhon, Joseph J.
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[Smallholder goat production and marketing: A gendered baseline study from Inhassoro District Mozambique]
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Smallholder goat production and marketing: A gendered baseline study from Inhassoro District Mozambique
Strengthening the abilities of smallholder farmers in developing countries, particularly women farmers, to produce for both home and the market is currently a development priority. In many contexts, ownership of assets is strongly gendered, reflecting existing gender norms and limiting women’s ab...
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Rubin, Deborah
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Manfre, C.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Bold, M. van den
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Olney, D.
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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[Gender, assets, and market-oriented agriculture: learning from high-value crop and livestock projects in Africa and Asia]
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Gender, assets, and market-oriented agriculture: learning from high-value crop and livestock projects in Africa and Asia
Sikira, A.N.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Galiè, Alessandra
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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[Gender aspects in the dairy value chain in Tanzania: A review of literature]
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Gender aspects in the dairy value chain in Tanzania: A review of literature
In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful
by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause
fatal illness in people and animals, while chronic exposure can cause liver cancer in
humans and, in domestic animals, growt...
Kiama, T.N.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Ochungo, P.A.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Grace, Delia
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[Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis]
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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis