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ILRI News on women

07 Dec 2022

‘We are more alike than different’: Meet Three Youth Pastoralist Participants from the 2026 Vision for Pastoralist Youth Consultation

With the United Nations’ declaration of 2026 as the Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists , the Livestock and Climate Initiative of the CGIAR is supporting a series of consultations in the coming years with pastoralist youth across the world. Youth can play a key role in strengthening and adapting...

Madison SpinelliPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

02 Dec 2022

Women empowered in poultry business as WiB phases out in Tanzania

Women make vast contributions to local economies whether on farms, in businesses or in unpaid care work in households. Because of this, investing in women's empowerment creates a great path towards poverty reduction, gender equality and inclusive economic growth. The International Livestock...

Gloriana NdibalemaCommunications Officer(ILRI/IITA)

ILRI News

14 Nov 2022

Looking into Pastoralism's Future: Youth lead the 2026 Vision for Pastoralist Youth Consultation

There was a buzz in the meeting hall at the University of Lukenya in Makueni County, about 5 hours’ drive south from Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Twenty-eight young pastoralists of ages 18 to 35 from Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania had gathered for three days in September 2022. Their mission was to...

Madison SpinelliPrinceton 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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