干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing the impacts of slaughterhouses on livelihood strategies among pastoralists in Kenya

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DOI	10.1186/s13570-020-00184-z
	Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing the impacts of slaughterhouses on livelihood strategies among pastoralists in Kenya
	Gichure, Josphat Njenga; Njeru, Sarah Kangai; Mathi, Pius Mwangi
通讯作者	Gichure, JN (corresponding author), South Eastern Kenya Univ, Dept Food Sci Nutr & Technol, POB 170-90200, Kitui, Kenya.
来源期刊	PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE
ISSN	2041-7136
出版年	2020
卷号	10 期号:1
英文摘要	The social, physical, financial, natural, and human dimensions within slaughterhouses have taken a central position in diversifying livelihoods among pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya. There is a need to expound on the literature about these dimensions and assess how they impact on livelihood strategies and outcomes. This research aimed to bring out how these dimensions impact livelihood strategies among Kenyan pastoralists using the sustainable livelihood approach. Qualitative data was collected from four counties in Kenya's ASALs predominantly inhabited by pastoralists, using focus group discussions, and narratives Observations were analysed using the RQDA package within the R statistical computing environment. The results revealed increasingly diversified social-economic activities, value addition of slaughter by-products, better rangeland management, and diversified diets. Gender, age, and roles significantly (P < 0.01) influenced the extent of diversification. Diversified social-economic activities and value addition directly impacted food security through increased utilization of slaughter by-products, provision of an alternative livelihood source, and better resilience during calamities. To conclude, social, economic, and human activities were central in diversified and advanced pastoral livelihoods.
英文关键词	Diversification Vulnerability and resilience Dimensions of human well-being Indigenous ethnic products Pastoral
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000597629800001
WOS关键词	FOOD SECURITY ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; DIVERSIFICATION ; ADAPTATION ; POVERTY ; INSECURITY
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/352661
作者单位	[Gichure, Josphat Njenga] South Eastern Kenya Univ, Dept Food Sci Nutr & Technol, POB 170-90200, Kitui, Kenya; [Njeru, Sarah Kangai] Univ Nairobi, Dept Land Resource Management & Agr Technol, POB 29053-00625, Kangemi, Kenya; [Mathi, Pius Mwangi] Bidco Land OLakes Ltd, Qual Assurance Dept, POB 7029-20100, Nakuru, Kenya
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gichure, Josphat Njenga,Njeru, Sarah Kangai,Mathi, Pius Mwangi. Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing the impacts of slaughterhouses on livelihood strategies among pastoralists in Kenya[J],2020,10(1).
APA	Gichure, Josphat Njenga,Njeru, Sarah Kangai,&Mathi, Pius Mwangi.(2020).Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing the impacts of slaughterhouses on livelihood strategies among pastoralists in Kenya.PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE,10(1).
MLA	Gichure, Josphat Njenga,et al."Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing the impacts of slaughterhouses on livelihood strategies among pastoralists in Kenya".PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE 10.1(2020).