Our experience shows that community conversations are an effective way of empowering community groups to identify and analyse gender relations concerns and enabling community members to take collective actions. Continue reading
Category Archives: East Africa
Ethiopia partners identify gaps in gender in livestock research and options for farmers
A consultative workshop on gender hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) identified gaps in livestock research and development and investible options that will inform the work of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock in Ethiopia. Continue reading
Include us, involve us – women can be active players in Kenya’s livestock markets
Women livestock traders are a tiny minority in the male-dominated cattle trading sector in Kenya. But they don’t see themselves staying at the periphery of a growing livestock economy – they want in. Garissa, Kenya (29 Nov 2018)_ Garissa City in northeast Kenya is home to East Africa’s largest livestock market. It was also the … Continue reading
Ethiopia partners prioritize technologies for increasing productivity of small ruminants and poultry
Initial discussions by livestock sector stakeholders in Ethiopia, under the new Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) project, have identified key technology delivery priorities for increasing the productivity and profitability of the small ruminant and poultry value chains in the country. Continue reading
Gendered perspectives on smallholder cattle production and health management in Tanzania
This study provides a gender analysis of animal health in small-scale dairy farming and the food security implications in three villages of Tanzania. Continue reading
Tanzania livestock master plan sets out sector investment priorities
A series of briefs was recently published outlining the main priorities emerging from the Tanzania livestock master plan analysis: Continue reading
Ex-ante impact assessment of African swine fever control and market integration in Ugandan smallholder pig value chains
An ex-ante impact assessment was used to assess the impact of the ASF biocontrol and other interventions in peri-urban pig value chains in Uganda. Continue reading