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ILRI News on women

06 Oct 2021

The challenge of securing women's land rights in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia

Land rights remain a complex and ambiguous subject for the majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, formal state laws assert that women have equal rights regarding land use and access. However, Ethiopia's pastoral areas are often highly influenced by both religious and customary...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

04 Oct 2021

More connections: Sustainable livestock opportunities and new food system realities

Shirley Tarawali, assistant director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and chair of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, made a keynote presentation at an Agri4D online conference, Food Systems for New Realities, held 28–30 Sep 2021. The conference was...

Shirley TarawaliAssistant Director General, Board Secretary and chair of the the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

08 Mar 2021

ILRI marks International Women's Day 2021 by reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 on women leaders

A woman milks one of her goats in Ségou District, Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Valentin Bognan Koné). In low- and middle-income countries women form the largest proportion of the poor livestock farming workforce, constitute less than 19% of the agricultural holders, and receive 5% of all agricultural...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

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Publications on women

Journal Article

Published2021

Empowering women in dairy cooperatives in Bihar and Telangana, India: A gender and caste analysis

Journal Article

Published2021

Young women's and men's opportunity spaces in dairy intensification in Kenya

Report

Published2021

CGIAR Research Program on Livestock Gender Strategy: Delivering livestock solutions that benefit men and women

Presentation

Published2021

Pastoralism, land and gender

Blog Post

Published2021

Fodder for thought: FEAST tool helps farmers optimise livestock feed for productivity

Training Material

Published2021

Entrepreneurship training workshop for women and youth-led pig businesses in Uganda: Participant’s workbook

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ILRI Projects on women

Jan 2019Dec 2022

Women in business: chicken seed dissemination in Ethiopia and Tanzania

Methods Study of existing breed dissemination pathways; develop and test women-led business models to disseminate chicks to farmers in remote areas; engage in gender responsive and transformative approaches; assess impact on women’s empowerment and on nutrition. Expected impact Women’s empowerment...

Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP)

The Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP) is jointly led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to better understand gender and asset dynamics in agricultural development programs. GAAP core team members works...

Jan 2012Dec 2013

Evaluating the impacts of livestock and aquaculture microcredit and value chain programs on women’s empowerment

Project activities Evaluating and documenting case studies of the impacts of livestock and aquaculture financing, value chains and livelihood projects on poverty and equity outcomes. Sharing information on livelihood approaches that integrate women’s rights. Developing strategies and building...