Worker welfare on Kenyan export vegetable farms

verfasst von

Christoph R. Ehlert, Dagmar Mithöfer, Hermann Waibel

Abstract

The paper analyses farm worker welfare on three different types of farms in Kenya producing vegetables for export. The three types of farms differ by certification to international production standards as well as by size. A multidimensional approach measures welfare using human capital, income, physical and mental health, and life satisfaction. The findings suggest that GlobalGAP certification has a positive impact on worker welfare as farm workers are given more training. Workers on large certified farms earn more than those on small farms but also show more health problems. Certification on small farms is associated with higher satisfaction of workers with their life compared to workers on non-certified small farms. From a development policy perspective this paper does not support a clear cut policy on which types of farm to support as overall benefits of a support strategy will depend of the number of beneficiaries reached through the different farm types.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Externe Organisation(en)

RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V.
Hochschule Rhein-Waal

Typ

Artikel

Journal

FOOD POLICY

Band

46

Seiten

66-73

Anzahl der Seiten

8

ISSN

0306-9192

Publikationsdatum

06.2014

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Lebensmittelwissenschaften, Entwicklung, Soziologie und Politikwissenschaften, Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie, Management, Monitoring, Politik und Recht

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 2 – Kein Hunger, SDG 3 – Gute Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.01.004 (Zugang: Geschlossen)