The social, physical, financial, natural, and human dimensions within slaughterhouses have taken a central position in diversifying livelihoods among pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya. There is a need to expound on the literature about these dimensions and assess how they impact on livelihood strategies and outcomes. This research aimed to bring out how these dimensions impact livelihood strategies among Kenyan pastoralists using the sustainable livelihood approach. Qualitative data was collected from four counties in Kenya’s ASALs predominantly inhabited by pastoralists, using focus group discussions, and narratives Observations were analysed using the RQDA package within the R statistical computing environment. The results revealed increasingly diversified social-economic activities, value addition of slaughter by-products, better rangeland management, and diversified diets. Gender, age, and roles significantly (P < 0.01) influenced the extent of diversification. Diversified social-economic activities and value addition directly impacted food security through increased utilization of slaughter by-products, provision of an alternative livelihood source, and better resilience during calamities. To conclude, social, economic, and human activities were central in diversified and advanced pastoral livelihoods.

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可持续生计方法，用于评估屠宰场对肯尼亚牧民的生计策略的影响

在肯尼亚的干旱和半干旱地区（ASAL），牧民在屠宰场中的社会，物质，财务，自然和人文方面已发挥了至关重要的作用。有必要对有关这些方面的文献进行阐述，并评估它们如何影响生计策略和结果。这项研究旨在利用可持续生计方法，揭示出这些方面如何影响肯尼亚牧民的生计策略。通过焦点小组讨论，从肯尼亚以畜牧为主的ASAL的四个县中收集了定性数据，并进行了叙述。在R统计计算环境中使用RQDA软件包分析了观察结果。结果表明，社会经济活动日趋多样化，增加了屠宰副产品的价值，更好的牧场管理和多样化的饮食。性别，年龄和角色显着（P <0.01）影响多元化程度。多样化的社会经济活动和增值直接影响了粮食安全，其方式是增加了对屠宰副产品的利用，提供了替代生计来源，并在灾难期间提高了抵御能力。总之，社会，经济和人类活动在多样化和先进的牧民生计中处于中心地位。提供替代的生计来源，并在灾难期间提高应变能力。总之，社会，经济和人类活动在多样化和先进的牧民生计中处于中心地位。提供替代的生计来源，并在灾难期间提高应变能力。总之，社会，经济和人类活动在多样化和先进的牧民生计中处于中心地位。