A value chain analysis of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) products in Eastern and Coastal Kenya

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dc.date.accessioned2019-11-19T13:35:53Z
dc.date.available2019-11-19T13:35:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-14
dc.descriptionGedruckte Ausg. im Verlag Kassel Univ. Press (www.upress.uni-kassel.de) erschienen.ger
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-20191030732
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11357
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsUrheberrechtlich geschützt
dc.rights.urihttps://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectMabuyueng
dc.subjectunderutilised fruit treeseng
dc.subjectsmallholder farmerseng
dc.subjectKenyaeng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleA value chain analysis of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) products in Eastern and Coastal Kenyaeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractA growing demand for the highly nutritious baobab fruit pulp from Europe and North America raises the question whether the marketing of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) products could be an opportunity as an income source for rural communities in Kenya, or if the increased demand from overseas would disturb domestic baobab use. To gain an idea of domestic baobab use, a value chain analysis of edible baobab products was performed, using qualitative methods. By using a non-probability sampling, 134 baobab value chain respondents from producers to retailers of baobab products were interviewed on sales data, volumes and profits. Results from an additional household survey, key informant interviews and participatory research were used to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of and to the baobab business. The main actors of the baobab value network were farmers, collectors, wholesalers, processors and retailers; 72% of the respondents were female. The products most traded were unprocessed pulp-covered seeds and mabuyu, a candy made out of baobab pulp-covered seeds, sugar and food colour. The average value of the product along the mabuyu value chain increased from 0.07 USD per kg of raw pulp-covered seeds paid to the farmer to up to 1.50 USD per kg paid by the end consumer for the mabuyu candy. For farmers, the harvesting and trading with baobab products is an additional source of income during the dry season. Increased commercialisation of baobab products and better integration of farmers into value chains may enhance income, particularly of women.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorJäckering, Lisa
dcterms.creatorFischer, Sahrah
dcterms.creatorKehlenbeck, Katja
dcterms.source.identifierISSN 2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 1
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo91-104
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 120

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