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The Women’s Empowerment in Livestock Index: Vital progress towards gender equality

Published

2019

Status

Open Access

Language

en

ILRI Programs

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105668

Citation

ILRI. 2019. The Women’s Empowerment in Livestock Index: Vital progress towards gender equality. ILRI Solution Brief 3. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

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