The struggle to diversify rural livelihoods: Bio-enterprise development initiatives and their impacts on agro-/pastoral communities in the drylands of Kenya

Wren, Susie; Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe (2010). The struggle to diversify rural livelihoods: Bio-enterprise development initiatives and their impacts on agro-/pastoral communities in the drylands of Kenya. European Journal of Development Research, 22(5), pp. 751-769. Palgrave Macmillan 10.1057/ejdr.2010.42

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This article analyses the impacts of four different bio-enterprise initiatives on agro-pastoral livelihoods and on improved natural resources management (NRM) in the drylands of Kenya. In this way it contributes to an area of rural development that is gaining increasing interest, but still has little empirical evidence. Data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions, informal discussions and the study of reports. One of the key findings of this article is that diversification into enterprises requires cooperation among the stakeholders with their varying experiences in development, NRM and business development. In addition to initial investments, such enterprises need sustained financial, as well as other support like capacity development to survive the market introduction phase. For such enterprises to defend their market niches, the quantity and quality of the product are critical. In addition to support in human, financial, social, physical and natural capital, mentoring is another crucial factor for success.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Critical Sustainability Studies (CSS) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Land Systems and Sustainable Land Management (LS-SLM) 10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
UniBE Contributor:	Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics
ISSN:	0957-8811
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Language:	English
Submitter:	Stephan Schmidt
Date Deposited:	12 Jun 2015 09:19
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:47
Publisher DOI:	10.1057/ejdr.2010.42
Additional Information:	Erratum: Wren, Susie; Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika (2011). The Struggle to Diversify Rural Livelihoods: Bio-enterprise Initiatives and their Impacts on Agro-pastoralists and Pastoralists Communities in the Drylands of Kenya. The European Journal of Development Research, 23(3), S. 510. 10.1057/ejdr.2010.67 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057%2Fejdr.2010.67
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/69315