Skip to main content
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Closing the gender gap and enhancing 
opportunities for youth in food, 
land, and water systems.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

ILRI research contributes to the CGIAR impact area on Gender equality, youth & social inclusion.

On average, women make up 43% of the agricultural labor force in low- and middle-income countries, yet their access to resources, rights, and services is limited, holding back prosperity for all.More than 85% of the world’s 1.2 billion youth live in low- and middle-income countries, where  many face limited opportunities for employment or entrepreneurship. Improving the lives and livelihoods of women, youth, and other marginalized groups is vital for equitable, productive, resilient and sustainable food systems.

Browse research initiatives that contribute to this impact area. 

Innovations

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion research initiatives

Women

Harnessing Gender and Social Equality for Resilience in Agrifood Systems

People at market

Market Intelligence

Woman selling fish

Resilient Cities Through Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Agrifood Systems

Woman with livestock

Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion

You may also like

Kenyan enumerator team for the CIRNA project

ILRI News

The CIRNA project achieves impact with tailored communication

A local farming couple in Son La Province, Vietnam

Challenging gender norms: Bringing gender-transformative approaches (GTAs) to livestock communities to the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam

A civet farm in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam

ILRI News

Strengthening zoonotic disease prevention in captive wildlife farming in Vietnam

G-FEAST group discussion

ILRI News

The G-FEAST journey in Madagascar: Building resilient feed systems through local voices

Poultry farmers in Cambodia

ILRI News

AsCGG enters Phase II to scale poultry genetics gains in Southeast Asia

NAFRI and ILRI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

ILRI News

ILRI supports development of Lao National Poultry Strategy 2026–2035

Cattle in an improved barn that makes daily cleaning easier

Opinion and analysis

Sustainable manure management in Uganda requires an enabling policy and legal framework: a call to action!

Find more News

Related Publications

Conceptual framework of women’s food environments and determinants of food acquisition and dietary intakes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

  • O’Meara, L.
  • Bruyn, J. de
  • Hope, T.
  • Fajó-Pascual, M.
  • Hodge, R.
  • Turner, C.
  • Stoynova, M.
  • Wellard, K.
  • Ferguson, E.
  • Dominguez-Salas, P.

Harnessing community conversations for gender-responsive engagement in livestock management in Ethiopia: a methodological reflection

  • Lemma, Mamusha
  • Alemu, Biruk
  • Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

The moral economy behind the commoditisation of camel milk in northern Kenya

  • Mohamed, Tahira Shariff
  • Nori, Michele

Asian Chicken Genetic Gains (AsCGG): Project summary report

  • Ngo Thi Kim Cuc

CGIAR Science Program on Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods : Gender, youth and social inclusion area of work

  • Achandi, Esther L.

Social Extension Mentorship Program

  • Campbell, Zoë A.
  • Jumba, H.
Browse more Publications

Related Projects

Plastic box with bins filled with ticks

ACTIVE

Rapid Tick exposure Test for acaricide management (RaTexT)

Close-up of goat teat, woman milking into a tin cup

ACTIVE

Goat Health: Harnessing Bacteriophages for Mastitis Prevention in Kenya (GO HEAL MASTITIS)

Tick research at ILRI labs

Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab

Browse more Projects