Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa
There is limited empirical evidence about how youth engage in livestock production in East Africa. The primary objective of this article is to better understand youth engagement in the livestock sector, namely commercialization and marketing. We compare youth to non-youth in four areas: livestock as...
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| author | Bullock, Renee Auma, Joseph Baltenweck, Isabelle Dione, Michel M. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Ndiwa, Nicholas N. Omore, Amos O. Ouma, Emily A. Yami, M. |
| author_browse | Auma, Joseph Baltenweck, Isabelle Bullock, Renee Dione, Michel M. Ndiwa, Nicholas N. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Omore, Amos O. Ouma, Emily A. Yami, M. |
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| description | There is limited empirical evidence about how youth engage in livestock production in East Africa. The primary objective of this article is to better understand youth engagement in the livestock sector, namely commercialization and marketing. We compare youth to non-youth in four areas: livestock asset ownership, access to and use of services and improved practices and lastly, market participation. Our framework draws upon agricultural transformation concepts to suggest a tentative pathway through which livestock can support youth in transitions. We draw upon quantitative data and analyze and compare youth to nonyouth in intensive and extensive livestock systems in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania and investigate four livestock systems, dairy, extensive ruminants, pig, and chicken systems. The results showed that there were no systematic youth-specific trends across the asset ownership, levels of commercialization or market participation. Also, low asset ownership did not generate observable youth specific differences in market participation. Rather, education and improved practices correlate with higher levels of market participation. Exploring how livestock are acquired and implications upon asset-based approaches is recommended to better understand the potential of livestock as a source of income during youth transitions in different livestock systems. More evidence is needed to inform and tailor policy approaches to support equitable opportunities in the livestock sector better. Research into understanding how social factors, including gender, shape youth opportunities and constraints, is needed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1351562025-10-26T12:52:03Z Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa Bullock, Renee Auma, Joseph Baltenweck, Isabelle Dione, Michel M. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Ndiwa, Nicholas N. Omore, Amos O. Ouma, Emily A. Yami, M. livestock livestock production marketing youth chickens dairying There is limited empirical evidence about how youth engage in livestock production in East Africa. The primary objective of this article is to better understand youth engagement in the livestock sector, namely commercialization and marketing. We compare youth to non-youth in four areas: livestock asset ownership, access to and use of services and improved practices and lastly, market participation. Our framework draws upon agricultural transformation concepts to suggest a tentative pathway through which livestock can support youth in transitions. We draw upon quantitative data and analyze and compare youth to nonyouth in intensive and extensive livestock systems in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania and investigate four livestock systems, dairy, extensive ruminants, pig, and chicken systems. The results showed that there were no systematic youth-specific trends across the asset ownership, levels of commercialization or market participation. Also, low asset ownership did not generate observable youth specific differences in market participation. Rather, education and improved practices correlate with higher levels of market participation. Exploring how livestock are acquired and implications upon asset-based approaches is recommended to better understand the potential of livestock as a source of income during youth transitions in different livestock systems. More evidence is needed to inform and tailor policy approaches to support equitable opportunities in the livestock sector better. Research into understanding how social factors, including gender, shape youth opportunities and constraints, is needed. 2023-12 2023-12-08T14:41:58Z 2023-12-08T14:41:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135156 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Bullock, R.M., Auma, J.O., Baltenweck, I., Dione, M., Okeyo Mwai, A., Ndiwa, N., Omore, A., Ouma, E. and Yami, M. 2023. Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa. Outlook on Agriculture 52(4): 424–433. |
| spellingShingle | livestock livestock production marketing youth chickens dairying Bullock, Renee Auma, Joseph Baltenweck, Isabelle Dione, Michel M. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Ndiwa, Nicholas N. Omore, Amos O. Ouma, Emily A. Yami, M. Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa |
| title | Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa |
| title_full | Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa |
| title_fullStr | Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa |
| title_short | Youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in East Africa |
| title_sort | youth engagement in livestock production and marketing in east africa |
| topic | livestock livestock production marketing youth chickens dairying |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135156 |
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