Walingo Mary K
School of Public Health and Community Development, (ESPUDEC).
East Afr J Public Health. 2009 Apr;6 Suppl(1):30-6. doi: 10.4314/eajph.v6i3.45769.
Livestock development is one of the major important strategies adopted by the Government of Kenya to expand agricultural output and to improve the nutritional status in rural areas. Livestock development interventions have targeted women smallholder farmers, with the realization of the great role they play in agriculture and as gatekeepers of the health and nutritional status of their household members. The purpose of the present study was therefore, to trace successful factors associated with Livestock Projects in Kenya in improving food and nutrition of populations.
Discriminant functions for tracing successful factors for improved food security with livestock development projects were constructed for socio-demographic and agro-economic variables, patterns of food and nutrient intake by households, women and preschool children. The power of efficiency of various combinations was compared between beneficiary and non-beneficiary households, women and preschool children of the Livestock Development Projects (LDPs.)
The order and best set of socio-demographic and agro-economic variables that differentiated between beneficiary and non-beneficiary households were milk price, time and income expenditure in the dairy enterprise expenditure on veterinary services, knowledge of dairy management, occupation of women heads of households, employment status of households member and milk yield. The order and best set of foods that were different between beneficiary and non-beneficiary households, women and preschool children were consumption of milk and milk products and green leafy vegetables. Further the order and the best set of nutrients that differentiated between beneficiary and non-beneficiary households, women and preschool children were intake of protein, vitamin A and energy.
Livestock Development Projects, improved intake of milk and milk products green leafy vegetables, protein, vitamin A and energy among beneficiaries. These projects have great potential to improve food and nutrient security of households.
畜牧业发展是肯尼亚政府为扩大农业产量和改善农村地区营养状况而采取的主要重要战略之一。畜牧业发展干预措施的目标是女性小农户，因为认识到她们在农业中发挥的重要作用以及作为家庭成员健康和营养状况的守护者。因此，本研究的目的是找出肯尼亚畜牧业项目在改善人口粮食和营养方面的成功因素。
针对社会人口和农业经济变量、家庭、妇女和学龄前儿童的食物和营养摄入模式，构建了用于追踪畜牧业发展项目改善粮食安全成功因素的判别函数。比较了畜牧业发展项目（LDPs）受益户与非受益户、妇女和学龄前儿童之间各种组合的效率。
区分受益户和非受益户的社会人口和农业经济变量的顺序及最佳组合为牛奶价格、乳制品企业的时间和收入支出、兽医服务支出、奶牛养殖管理知识、女性户主职业、家庭成员就业状况和牛奶产量。受益户与非受益户、妇女和学龄前儿童之间不同的食物顺序及最佳组合为牛奶及奶制品和绿叶蔬菜的消费量。此外，区分受益户和非受益户、妇女和学龄前儿童的营养素顺序及最佳组合为蛋白质、维生素A和能量的摄入量。
畜牧业发展项目提高了受益者对牛奶及奶制品、绿叶蔬菜、蛋白质、维生素A和能量的摄入量。这些项目在改善家庭粮食和营养安全方面具有巨大潜力。
