Gendered barriers and opportunities for women smallholder farmers in the contagious caprine pleuropneumonia vaccine value chain in Kenya

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2022-04-14

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Findings show that key constraints to vaccine access and adoption for rural smallholder women farmers are lack of a cold chain for vaccine maintenance, inadequate and late delivery of veterinary services, lack of information and training, and limited financial capacity to purchase the vaccine. In Kenya, Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a highly infectious disease of goats with a mortality rate of more than 70%. A vaccine for CCPP is available but difficult to access by rural women. This study examines the gaps and barriers that prevent women smallholder farmers from effectively accessing and adopting CCPP vaccination for their animals in the Machakos district of Kenya.

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WOMEN FARMERS, SMALLHOLDERS, LIVESTOCK, GOATS, CONTAGIOUS CAPRINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA, VACCINES, VALUE CHAIN, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, VETERINARY MEDICINE, RURAL ECONOMY, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, DISEASE CONTROL, KENYA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/61059

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund (LVIF) / Le Fonds d’innovation en vaccins pour le bétail (FIVB)
Research Results (CRFS) / Résultats de recherches (SARC)