Income distribution and livelihood analysis among horticulture farming households in Nyeri District, Kenya
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Date
2012-10Author
Ndambiri, HK
JJ, Okello
Ng’ang’a, S I
Ritho, C
Minyacha, SO
Omboto, PI
Kubowon, PC
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The objective of this study was to analyze the dist
ribution of income and livelihood strategies among
the
horticulture farming households in Nyeri District,
Kenya through the estimation of the Gini Coefficien
t. The study
used secondary data obtained from a National Househ
old Survey carried out in 2007 by Tegemeo Institute
of
Agricultural Policy and Development. The estimated
Gini coefficients indicated that there is variabili
ty in the
distribution of incomes among the households in tot
ality and across different farm enterprises.
I
Income from non-
farm activities had the highest Gini value of 0.680
4. This implies that the distribution of income fro
m non-farm
enterprises was more inconsistent across households
compared to other farm enterprises that had lower
Gini
values. This among other reasons explains why house
holds in Nyeri District have varied livelihood stra
tegies
leading to varied livelihood outcomes. It is sugges
ted that to improve the distribution of income and
standards of
living of the households, better interventions such
as education targeting the most vulnerable or the
marginal
household groups needs to be put in place so as to
enhance household earnings. In addition, the creati
on of an
“equal opportunity” policy for the people is sugges
ted so that vulnerable people in the society like w
omen, the
old, the disabled and children among others can be
given a priority
Citation
Ndambiri HK., Okello JJ., Ng’ang’a SI., Ritho C., Minyacha SO. Income distribution and livelihood analysis among horticulture farming households in Nyeri District, Kenya. International journal of business and social sciencevol. 3(19); 61-69Publisher
University of Nairobi