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Increased livestock production in developing countries is seen as one way to improve world food supply. However, the impact of increased livestock production on household health and nutrition is unknown. This paper examines linkages between commercialization of livestock production and household nutrition. Linkages include income, resource allocation, food consumption, and human disease risk. Data from Uasin Gishu district, Kenya, show higher consumption of animal products for large commercialized farms, along with greater control of milk sales by men. Effects of livestock development may thus differ by gender, and may include both positive and negative impacts.
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Huss-Ashmore, R. Livestock, nutrition, and intrahousehold resource control in Uasin Gishu district, Kenya. Hum Ecol 24, 191–213 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02169126
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