Influence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenya

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumesen
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierEliud Abucheli Birachi: 0000-0003-3444-549Xen
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0236-7en
cg.issn2048-7010en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalAgriculture and Food Securityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ciatBEANSen
cg.subject.ciatGENDER AND EQUITYen
cg.volume7en
dc.contributor.authorWambua, Scolasticaen
dc.contributor.authorBirachi, Eliud Abuchelien
dc.contributor.authorGichangi, Anne Wen
dc.contributor.authorKavoi, Justusen
dc.contributor.authorNjuki, Jemimahen
dc.contributor.authorMutua, Mercy M.en
dc.contributor.authorUgen, Michael Adroguen
dc.contributor.authorKaranja, Daviden
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-16T14:12:49Zen
dc.date.available2019-01-16T14:12:49Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/99088
dc.titleInfluence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractBackground Gender-related constraints reflect gender inequalities in access to resources and development opportunities. Access to productive assets is a major issue in the gender empowerment discourse. Despite the significant roles women play in agriculture and food security in many developing countries, they continue to have a poorer command over a range of productive resources, including education, land, information and financial resources compared to their men counterparts. The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of access and control of productive resources on bean production. Results Data collected from 412 households in the major bean corridors of Kenya (Homa Bay, Machakos, Bomet and Narok counties) were used to explain the importance of access to productive resources and income use in determining the quantity of beans produced by households. We found that the sex of the respondent was significantly correlated with bean production, with female-headed households producing less beans than the male-headed ones (p = 0.0.08). With regard to access and control of productive resources, households with more agricultural incomes and those who put a larger proportion of their land to agriculture produced more beans (p = 0.008; p = 0.000, respectively). Access and use of fertilized and hired labour was also highly significant. When assessing decision making on the use of income from bean sales was considered, households where the female spouse made decisions produced less beans compared to those that had the male household head being the main decision maker (p = 0.011). Conclusions We concluded that access and control of productive assets are important in determining the quantity of beans produced at household level. There is a need therefore to come up with interventions which will benefit all the households but are targeted to the needs of the male- and female-headed households.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.available2018-11-22en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWambua, Scolastica; Birachi, Eliud; Gichangi, Ann; Kavoi, Justus; Njuki, Jemimah; Mutua, Mercy; Ugen, Michael & Karanja, David . (2018). Influence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenya. Agriculture & Food Security, 7:85.en
dcterms.extent7:85en
dcterms.issued2018-12en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectgeneroen
dcterms.subjectbeansen
dcterms.subjectphaseolus vulgaris l.en
dcterms.subjectcommon beansen
dcterms.subjectincomeen
dcterms.subjectrentaen
dcterms.subjectproductionen
dcterms.subjectkenyaen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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