Category Archives: Gender

ILRI reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on women leaders in marking the IWD 2021
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ILRI reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on women leaders in marking the IWD 2021

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This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ”Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” It is aimed at celebrating the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. At ILRI, we sought to mark the day by reflecting on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and the leadership strategies they are implementing to manage the situation. Continue reading →

Addressing Uganda’s pig value chain constraints, the PigSmart way
Capacity strengthening / East Africa / Gender / Innovation Systems / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Markets / PIL / Project / Research / Uganda / Value Chains

Addressing Uganda’s pig value chain constraints, the PigSmart way

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The ILRI-led MorePORK II project focuses on developing the capacity of value chain actors in best-bet interventions through an information and communications and technology (ICT) platform known as PigSmart. Continue reading →

New research examines gender dynamics in seed systems development
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New research examines gender dynamics in seed systems development

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New research that is unpacking gender dynamics within seed systems development has just started to emerge. This includes a portfolio of projects initiated and funded by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. A new synthesis brief summarizes this early work and provides an outlook for future research to mainstream gender analysis in seed systems development. Continue reading →

India’s Odisha state starts work on a livestock master plan
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India’s Odisha state starts work on a livestock master plan

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The Indian state of Odisha has officially rolled-out the process of designing a ‘livestock master plan’ (LMP) with the support of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The Odisha LMP is expected to attract substantial and better targeted livestock sector investments from finance ministries, development partners, and private sector investors. Continue reading →

Power through: a new concept in the women empowerment discourse
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Power through: a new concept in the women empowerment discourse

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The paper ‘Power through: A new concept in the empowerment discourse’ by Alessandra Galiè, a senior gender scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Cathy Rozel Farnworth, an independent researcher, offers a new perspective on the role of ‘power through’ in women’s empowerment. Continue reading →

Unravelling value chains through participatory modelling: part 2
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Unravelling value chains through participatory modelling: part 2

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The MINI project is investigating how to increase the availability of fruits and vegetables in nutritionally vulnerable markets in Bihar, India. The barriers to this goal are numerous, ranging from the inferior prices offered to farmers in smaller markets, to the typically weaker purchasing power of rural consumers. Continue reading →

Isabelle Baltenweck: an agricultural economist passionate about making the world a better place for women and men in livestock
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Isabelle Baltenweck: an agricultural economist passionate about making the world a better place for women and men in livestock

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Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock:
The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock recently announced with pleasure the appointment of Dr. Isabelle Baltenweck as its new flagship leader for Livestock, Livelihoods and Agro-food Systems (LLAFS). Originally from France, Isabelle brings to the role close to 20 years of post-doctoral experience in smallholder value chains…