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ILRI News on gender

10 Aug 2022

Strengthening the role of chicken genetics for sustainable poultry development in the tropics

The Tropical Chicken Genetics Solutions (TPGS) initiative and their partners held a two-day workshop on 7 – 8 July 2022, at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, to document lessons learned from the program and explore opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of complementary chicken-based...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer - BecA

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

01 Aug 2022

Implications of a gendered approach in improving small ruminant productivity

Understanding gender dynamics is important for informing interventions that seek to improve sheep and goat productivity. Ensuring that small ruminant improvement practices are not only relevant but well-matched with the preferences of men and women farmers is more likely to improve the adoption of...

Judy KimaniCommunications Specialist

AgHealth blog

19 Jul 2022

New study explores gendered barriers and opportunities in Kenya’s informal dairy sector

Informal milk trading in peri-urban Nairobi plays a key role in supporting both livelihoods and nutrition, particularly among poor households. Gender dynamics affect who is involved in milk trading and who benefits from it. To better understand gendered constraints and opportunities in informal,...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on gender

Journal Article

Published2022

Gender-focused analysis and opportunities for upgrading within Vietnam’s smallholder pig value chains

Report

Published2022

Rapid gender landscaping analysis in the poultry sector: Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe

Report

Published2022

Market situation analysis survey report for inclusive red meat value chains for women and youth in East and Southern Africa: Malawi

Presentation

Published2022

Vietnam chicken value chain: The structure of the value chain and summary of key opportunities, challenges and possible interventions

Journal Article

Published2022

Gender and sociocultural factors in animal source foods (ASFs) access and consumption in lower-income households in urban informal settings of Nairobi, Kenya

Journal Article

Published2022

Gendered barriers and opportunities in Kenya's informal dairy sector: enhancing gender-equity in urban markets

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ILRI Projects on gender

May 2022Apr 2025

Reducing losses and zoonotic risks along the Burkina Faso poultry value chain through a One Health approach

Poultry disease in Burkina Faso is a major constraint to productivity and can negatively affect human health. Training of poultry producers and sellers on better farm and market practices, and effective business models that enhance value chain linkages can improve the safety and productivity of the...

Aug 2020Aug 2025

Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab

The Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab will develop local capacity in Kenya to carry out laboratory-based animal health research to improve East Coast fever vaccines and diagnostics and conduct social and economic evaluations of the effects of animal health interventions on human...

Dec 2019Apr 2022

Gender planning

Much effort has been geared towards ‘gender mainstreaming’ to ensure that women’s needs, capabilities and constraints are included in the development of technologies, practices and business approaches. Such mainstreaming in livestock often aimed to highlight the underplayed, invisible and...

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