Effectiveness Of Pro-Poor Agro-Enterprise Development Strategies Used In Women Empowerment In Kilifi County, Kenya
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Date
2016Author
Wahome, Kibicho Patrick
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Using an indigenous chicken R&D project implemented in Kilifi County, this study
purposed to investigate using the women empowerment in agriculture index the
synergies that exist between economic opportunities; empowerment and individual
rights among farmers in the development of the IC value chain. The study objectives
were: To assess the extent to which input into decision-making over productive
activities contributed to women empowerment, to determine the extent to which
women access to productive resources contributed to women empowerment, to
establish the extent to which adequacy and management of women income
contributed to women empowerment, to assess the extent to which access to
leadership roles influenced women empowerment and to determine the extent to
which time allocation between workload and leisure contributed to women
empowerment. The evaluation employed quantitative (questionnaire survey) method
to analyze projects performances in the arena of women’s rights and the extent to
which their economic empowerment initiatives empower women. The study found
that there were significant relationships between the five domain of empowerment
and women empowerment in Kilifi County. The researcher concluded that for
women, policy-makers and programs must address the three dimensions that
contributed most to dis empowerment which were leadership, resources, and income.
As a way of ensuring women empowerment in agro-enterprise development
initiatives, the researcher recommended that development agencies should target the
indicators that are most dis empowering in the five domains of empowerment.
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University Of Nairobi
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