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ILRI News on women

ILRI News

06 Mar 2023

The Capacity Development Unit celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science with visit from secondary school

Madeline WongPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

02 Mar 2023

Gendered Feed Assessment Tool (G-FEAST)

G-FEAST is the gendered version of the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) which aims to identify the aspects of gender relations in households that affect animal feeding practices, the uptake of feeding interventions, and differences in opportunities and constraints in animal feeding between different...

ILRI News

02 Mar 2023

Using digital technology to integrate gender into genetics in small ruminant and dairy systems

Julie Ojango, senior scientist in the Livestock genetics program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), specifically addressing sustainable utilisation and management of Animal Genetic Resources, leads projects in small ruminant and cattle breeding that use digital tools that...

Madeline WongPrinceton in Africa Fellow

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Publications on women

Working Paper

Published2022

Participatory Rangeland Management: Understanding women’s engagement and implications for social change

Journal Article

Published2022

Gender-inclusive business models in livestock value chains in low- and middle-income countries: What can we learn from the literature?

Journal Article

Published2022

Women's empowerment and livestock vaccination: Evidence from peste des petits ruminants vaccination interventions in northern Ghana

Blog Post

Published2021

For or against women empowerment? Views from men and women smallholder farmers in the Southern and Amhara regions of Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2021

Gender dynamics around introduction of improved forages in Kenya and Ethiopia

Poster

Published2021

Strengthening entrepreneurial and business capacities of women and youth-led businesses in the pig value in Uganda

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ILRI Projects on women

Jan 2020Dec 2022

Small Ruminant Production Enhancement Project, Gambia

The project is national in design and intent. It will generally be implemented in 39 Districts of all the country's regions. However, due consideration will be given to the fact that projects implementing small ruminant production-related activities may be present in some areas to avoid unnecessary...

Jul 2021Jun 2023

Local governance of natural resources for community stabilization in Central Mali (Kedo Diren)

Mali's Mopti region is endowed with immense water and land resources generating for livelihoods for millions of families. The availability of these resources made the region an ideal environment for a thriving ruminant livestock farming. However, the region has recently been the scene of violent...

Jan 2021Dec 2023

Inclusive red meat value chains for women and youth in Eastern and Southern Africa (K'LUSA)

Most rural households in Zimbabwe and Malawi depend on smallholder agriculture and livestock husbandry to meet food and nutritional security goals and improve their livelihoods. However, due to the low level of public and private investment in the livestock sector, livestock-keeping households...

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