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Farmer perceptions on indigenous pig farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya

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Title Farmer perceptions on indigenous pig farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya
 
Creator Mutua, F.
Arimi, S.M.
Ogara, W.
Dewey, C.E.
Schelling, E.
 
Description Objectives for this paper were to: study farmer beliefs and perceptions on local pig farming practices; and to explore opportunities for improved located production in selected villages of Western Kenya. The paper seeks to understand why the local pig breed still remains the predominant breed in these areas despite numerous calls to introduce better exotic breeds. Most pigs in Kenya are of exotic breeds, intensively managed on commercial farms. Focus group discussions were used to gather data. Discussions were taped, transcribed and translated from Swahili to English. Farmers use pigs to guard homes at night, pigs also act as a charm to protect families against evil spirits. Women farmers manage the family pigs, men sell the pigs. Farmers identified feeding, marketing, and breeding as the main challenges affecting the sector. The discussions identified a number of opportunities for improved production, and likely strengthened the bond between the farmers, researchers and staff. This created an outlook that can now be used in further public engagement as ongoing research studies on appropriate feed, health and improvement of market access are being analysed.
 
Date 2011-01-15T09:48:03Z
2011-01-15T09:48:03Z
2010-03-15
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mutua F, Arimi S, Ogara W, Dewey C and Schelling E. 2010. Farmer perceptions on indigenous pig farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya. Nordic Journal of African Studies 19(1): 43-57.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3045
 
Language en
 
Source Nordic Journal of African Studies