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

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 dur...

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Published in:Food security 2017-06, Vol.9 (3), p.453-469
Main Authors: Keding, Gudrun B., Kehlenbeck, Katja, Kennedy, Gina, McMullin, Stepha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural practices
Agriculture
Attitudes
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Consumption
Crop production
Decision making
Diet
Environment
Farming
Farms
Food
Food Science
Fruits
Households
Income
Intakes
Inventories
Life Sciences
Nutrients
Nutrition
Original Paper
Plant Sciences
Polls & surveys
Recall
Seasons
Social Policy
Social Sciences
Vitamin A
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Summary: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  
ISSN:1876-4517
1876-4525
DOI:10.1007/s12571-017-0677-z