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How in-kind performance support system is increasing access to high-quality milk in Rwanda
Africa / Capacity strengthening / Dairying / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Markets / PIL / Rwanda

How in-kind performance support system is increasing access to high-quality milk in Rwanda

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Since 2017, as part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and RTI International, the University of Rwanda, and TechnoServe have been implementing a research project that is enhancing the quality and consumption of milk to improve the income and nutrition in Rwanda. TechnoServe’s work focuses … Continue reading →

Gendered barriers and opportunities in milk trading in peri-urban Nairobi: Insights from a webinar presentation
Food Safety / Gender / Gender news / ILRI / Kenya / Livelihoods / LIVESTOCKCRP / PIL / Research / Value Chains / Women

Gendered barriers and opportunities in milk trading in peri-urban Nairobi: Insights from a webinar presentation

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The key findings indicate that milk business is more lucrative for men than for women due to gender-based constraints faced by women milk traders. For instance, access to and purchase of milk from producers is mainly favourable to men due to cultural norms that hinder women such as inability to travel to remote areas due to house chores and inappropriate means of transport (mainly motorbikes). Continue reading →