title: Women's Nutribusiness cooperatives in Kenya: an integrated strategy for sustaining rural livelihoods.
abstract: With funding provided by the Center for Higher Education of the United States Agency for International Development, The Pennsylvania State University and Tuskegee University collaborated with the University of Nairobi in establishing women's NutriBusiness Cooperatives in the Rift Valley and Central Provinces of Kenya. Between 1992 and 1999, the cooperatives were established, facilities and equipment were supplied and extensive participatory training was provided by university-affiliated investigators and project staff. This initiative enabled approximately 2500 rural Kenyan women farmers to add value to their crops by processing and locally marketing nutritious, convenient, culturally-appropriate weaning food mixes. Implementation of the NutriBusiness model is described and challenges of cultural engagement are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. anm1@psu.edu
authors.forename: Audrey N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Maretzki
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics* / Q000193:education; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods; D005524:Food Technology / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007630:Kenya; D040541:Marketing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States; D054702:United States Agency for International Development; D014495:Universities; D014930:Women / Q000193:education*