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USAID Kenya Dairy Program Promotes Farming as a Family Business

USAID Kenya Dairy Program Promotes Farming as a Family Business. Kenya ’ s Gender Norms. Women perform vast majority of agricultural work, but are not compensated fairly Most land/property owned by older men Inheritance issues for widows Men educated at a higher rate than women

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USAID Kenya Dairy Program Promotes Farming as a Family Business

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  1. USAID Kenya Dairy Program Promotes Farming as a Family Business

  2. Kenya’s Gender Norms • Women perform vast majority of agricultural work, but are not compensated fairly • Most land/property owned by older men • Inheritance issues for widows • Men educated at a higher rate than women • More women infected with HIV/AIDS • Nearly half of Kenyans live in poverty – most reside in rural areas • Tensions at household level caused by lack of financial security – increases GBV • Thousands still living in IDP camps Women in rural areas especially vulnerable

  3. Market-Driven Approach • In 2008, Land O’Lakes began five-year Kenya Dairy Sector Competitiveness Program (KDSCP), funded by USAID • Impacted 350,000 farming households and raised incomes by over 200 percent • 135 cooperatives formed and going strong;45% of members are women • Created more than 25,000 jobs in dairy value chain • Established National Dairy Task Force • Lasting impact for dairy families Dairy increases incomes for men and women

  4. USAID Dairy Program Challenges Gender Norms • Many women hold KDSCP leadership roles • Holds trainings close to homes; encourages women/single people to own cows • Women encouraged to join cooperatives; trained in expressing experiences • Coops give men and women equal opportunity to profit; speak with one voice • Men encouraged to allow women to apply for women-friendly loans at lower interest rates • Payment in-kind for milk through cooperative store: funds books, school fees, etc. Shifting dairy to become family business

  5. Elizabeth’s Story “Money is for men, but milk is for women.”

  6. Samuel & Evelyn’s Story Better quality of life for entire family

  7. Gladys’ Story Cooperative reduces poverty and tensions

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