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Title: | Household Production and Risk Management among Pastoral Communities in Samburu District, Kenya |
Author: | Esilaba, Moses O. |
Year: | 2005 |
Periodical: | Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review (ISSN 1027-1775) |
Volume: | 21 |
Issue: | 2 |
Period: | June |
Pages: | 67-82 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs., maps |
Geographic terms: | Kenya East Africa |
Subjects: | pastoralists risk agricultural production Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Economics, Commerce income Risk management sustainable development Samburu District (Kenya) |
External link: | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/eastern_africa_social_science_research_review/v021/21.2esilaba.pdf |
Abstract: | Factors that adversely affect efficient utilization of rangeland and have an ultimate impact on risk management include conflicts, poor public service delivery, uneven resource utilization and limited asset diversification. This paper assesses the influence of these factors on household production in Samburu district, Kenya. The objective of the study is to investigate the influence of household production on the ability of pastoralists to manage risks. The study was carried out in Kirisia, Lorroki and Baragoi divisions of Samburu district. A survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire (248 households), together with personal interviews with key informants (30), and group discussions (7). Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and tests of relationships by use of correlation and regression analysis, using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results indicate that there is no significant relationship between household production and public service delivery, resource utilization, asset diversification and risk management. Household income and asset diversification is low, there is a high illiteracy rate, and thus increase in poverty. The pastoralists have limited capacity to manage both environmental and human risks, hence their vulnerability to climatic stress. It is recommended that pastoral communities should diversify their production activities to reduce dependence on livestock, to alleviate poverty and enhance risk management. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |