National livestock sector policies and planning under a changing global economy

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2019 by Judy Kimani • Leave a comment

The production and demand of livestock derived foods (LDFs) could change substantially in the future in many LMICs following major changes in global economic and climate conditions. A recent report assesses a standard global model’s projections of livestock production and the demand for LDFs in Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Cambodia, Nepal and Burkina Faso in 2050. Continue reading →

CCAFS / Climate Change / Dairying / East Africa / Gender / Gender news / Kenya / Livelihoods / Report / SLS / Women

New guide outlines options for integrating gender equity and social inclusion in low-emissions dairy production interventions

Posted on Wednesday 25 January 2017 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

A recently published research report highlights that in order to appropriately address gender and socially inclusive development in the Kenyan dairy sector, any intervention must take into consideration the substantive cultural gender issues that are at play at both the household and producer organization levels. Continue reading →

Agriculture / CCAFS / Climate Change / Gender / Gender news / Women

New papers explore gender-inclusive climate adaptation strategies

Posted on Monday 19 December 2016 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

Articles featured in a special edition of the journal of Gender, Technology and Development demonstrate that providing women with engagement opportunities and adaptation resources will greatly reduce the variance in agricultural productivity between men and women, which currently range from four to 25 percent globally. Continue reading →

Agriculture / Climate Change / Dairying / Gender / PIL / SLS / Tanzania

Itumeleng Mafatshe joins ILRI as a graduate fellow

Posted on Tuesday 7 June 2016 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

Itumeleng Mafatshe is an MSc. Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security student at the National University of Ireland Galway. She has recently joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as a graduate fellow for three months under two programs: Livelihoods, Gender and Impact (LGI) and the Livestock Systems and Environment (LSE). Mafatshe has a background … Continue reading →

Africa / Agriculture / Climate Change / Gender / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Presentation / Women

International Women’s Day 2016: What issues are central to agricultural development for women?

Posted on Wednesday 23 March 2016 by mercybecon • Leave a comment

Empowering rural women, especially in Africa, is vital to enabling poor and vulnerable people to improve their livelihoods, increase their household incomes, overcome poverty and build resilience to impacts of climate change. Continue reading →

Africa / Climate Change / Crop-Livestock / Event / Livestock / PIL / Report / Women

Gender to be incorporated into climate-resilient crop-livestock systems

Posted on Tuesday 15 May 2012 by Evelyn Namvua • Leave a comment

Climate change is a serious threat to sustainable development. It affects and impacts various regions, generations, gender and other classifications differently. Men and women face different climate change impacts because they perform different tasks, have different access to and control over assets and have different sets of knowledge and skills based on their distinct roles … Continue reading →

Africa / Climate Change / Crop-Livestock / Gender news / Women

Gender and climate change in crop-livestock systems

Posted on Tuesday 31 January 2012 by Evelyn Namvua • Leave a comment

A new short research activity on ‘Gender and climate-risk consideration for research on crop-livestock systems in Africa’ that aims to consolidate and advance current thinking about issues associated with gender and climate change in Africa, and to lay the foundation for research on the development of gender-sensitive regional and local innovation systems in African … Continue reading →