gender

ILRI News on gender

11 Nov 2019

Community conversations increase women’s access to farming information in the Ethiopian highlands

Women seeding and applying fertilizer in a farm in Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI\ Bethlehem Alemu). Like in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, family members usually operate small-scale farms that are the mainstay of agricultural production in Ethiopia. But women in these smallholder households,...

Livestock Feed and Fodder blog

28 Oct 2019

Alan Duncan

The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) – new developments

G-FEAST – a gendered version of FEAST Feeding cows; Tana River watershed, Kenya; Credit Georgina Smith CIAT Feeding livestock involves multiple tasks including planting, weeding and harvesting of forages, collecting and storing crop residues and purchasing of concentrate feeds. In every farming...

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

25 Oct 2019

Judy Kimani

Celebrating the open access week at ILRI

Here’s how the Policies Institutions and Livelihoods (PIL) program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is contributing towards open research . The PIL program’s objective is to maximize livestock-mediated welfare and livelihoods among women and men smallholder and pastoral...

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Publications on gender

Training Material

Published2018

Training course materials on conducting equity research

Presentation

Published2018

Malawi veterinary students’ training in equity, gender and empowerment

Journal Article

Published2018

Elucidating linkages between women’s empowerment in livestock and nutrition: A qualitative study

Report

Published2019

Perceived effect of feed-health intervention for improved small ruminant production on gender and household nutrition in northern Ghana

Journal Article

Published2019

Women's agency in changing contexts: A case study of innovation processes in Western Kenya

Journal Article

Published2019

A qualitative study on gendered barriers to livestock vaccine uptake in Kenya and Uganda and their implications on Rift Valley fever control

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ILRI Projects on gender

Feb 2019Mar 2020

Gender at scale (Exploring ‘feminization’ of agriculture through gender dynamics across scales in East Africa)

Feminization of agriculture is a measurable increase of women's participation in the agricultural sector. It is a phenomenon common to many countries particularly in the developing world. Studying the feminization of agriculture with a gender lens is important to understand its prevalence and how...

Oct 2017Apr 2022

Market-based approaches to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam (SafePORK)

In Vietnam, pork is the most widely consumed meat and nearly all is sold in traditional (wet) markets. These markets supply nutritious and delicious food to millions of people. Yet, food hazards are pervasive, food scares common, trust in food low and enforcement capacity weak. Unsurprisingly,...

Sep 2017Mar 2021

Safe food, fair food for Cambodia

Cambodia has a rich tradition of tasty and nutritious foods. Animal-source foods are an important part of the cuisine with pork, fish, and poultry products widely consumed. The great majority of livestock products are produced by smallholders, many of them women, and sold in traditional, wet...

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