gender

ILRI News on gender

08 Jul 2019

Adapting the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey in Uganda: insights from the field

Originally published on the RHoMIS blog . ‘I’ve worked with the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) for over a year now, built close to thirty applications, and worked with research teams in over twenty countries. Yet my trip to Uganda last week was my inaugural experience with applying...

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

03 Jul 2019

Judy Kimani

Unravelling value chains through participatory modelling: part II

This is the second in a series of three blog articles focusing on the system dynamics modelling technique. Today, we get insights and challenges of applying group model building in Bihar, Ind ia, from one of our partners, Gregory Cooper . Brief bio Gregory Cooper is a postdoctoral researcher on the...

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

03 Jul 2019

Judy Kimani

Unravelling value chains through participatory modelling: part 2

This is the second in a series of three blog articles focusing on the system dynamics modelling technique and its use at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Today, we get insights and challenges of applying group model building in Bihar, Ind ia, from one of our partners, Gregory...

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Publications on gender

Presentation

Published2019

Understanding empowerment among retailers in the informal milk sector in peri-urban Nairobi: Informing an adaptation of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index

Poster

Published2019

Gendered barriers and opportunities among milk traders in the informal sector in peri-urban Nairobi

Journal Article

Published2019

Women’s empowerment, food security and nutrition of pastoral communities in Tanzania

Journal Article

Published2019

Intensifying inequality? Gendered trends in commercializing and diversifying smallholder farming systems in East Africa

Journal Article

Published2019

Presence and property: Gendered perspectives on participation in a dairy development program in Kenya and Uganda

Report

Published2018

Gender strategic research for the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project: A qualitative research guide

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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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