Women's access to land and agricultural productivity in kipkaren division, nandi district, kenya

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to determine whether women 's agricultural productivity is affected by the amount. of land they have access to The research was carried out in Kipkaren Division , in Nandi district, Kenya. A sample of 60 women were interviewed about. their access to land and their tenure security and their agricultural production The research was interested in the following :issues: t:he area of Land owned/or operated by women farmers of different marital status : patterns of land acquisition and type of Land tenure security production of food and cash crops by area and y i pi d for. different categories of women; whether the .la rid has been registered and if so, in whose name; other constraining factors such as labour , credit, extension services, level of education, aqe and decision making power