Fruit production and consumption: practices, preferences and attitudes of women in rural western Kenya

Gudrun B. Keding (), Katja Kehlenbeck, Gina Kennedy and Stepha McMullin
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Gudrun B. Keding: Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Katja Kehlenbeck: Rhine-Waal University of Applied Science
Gina Kennedy: Bioversity International
Stepha McMullin: World Agroforestry Centre

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2017, vol. 9, issue 3, No 5, 453-469

Abstract: Abstract This study identified practices, preferences, attitudes and decision-making for fruit consumption, fruit production, and use of income generated from these activities and assessed the contribution of fruits to closing nutritional gaps of members of smallholder farming households in Western Kenya during two different seasons. Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted, one in July/August 2013 (S1) and the other in February/March 2014 (S2). The same respondents, women responsible for food preparation in the household, were interviewed during S1 and S2 with a total of 272 women participating. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data on practices, preferences and attitudes related to fruit production and consumption including a quantitative 24-h recall. On the day prior to the interview, only 25% of women during S1 and 37% during S2 had consumed fruits. Fruit consumption in grams per day differed significantly (p

Keywords: Agriculture-nutrition link; Consumption attitudes; Fruits; Kenya; Micronutrient deficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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