A new study reveals that livestock vaccines are supporting women's empowerment in northern Ghana. Here's a brief summary of the recently concluded study-
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Here's a good read on ... Empowering women across gender and caste in a women’s dairy cooperative in India ... Find it here ...
hdl.handle.net/10568/130815
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Join us on Sept 19, 13:00 GMT+1 for a 'Gender-inclusive 🐄 livestock vaccine systems' webinar by IDRC | CRDI and Livestock Data for Decisions. Learn how we’re breaking down barriers for women in #livestock through the Women Rear Project.
Register: bit.ly/WREAR
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#Happeningnow 🔉
Launch of Food and Agriculture Organization report on the Status of Women in Agrifood Systems.
We'll share insights from work on #GenderEquality and #WomenEmpowerment , are key to the realization of sustainable, productive and resilient agri-food systems
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Although women do much of the work in livestock farming, they need more access to resources and power in decision-making compared to men. Read how ILRI.org has used Gender Transformative Approaches (GTAs) to sustainably change negative gender norms:bit.ly/3mpR9fd Agrilinks

Six agricultural technologies CGIAR researchers designed to work for women:

🚜 Multi-crop threshers
🌱 Fodder grasses
📱 Mobile app & rice parboiling tech
🎣 Fishing nets
🌐 Digital extension services
🐄 Livestock vaccines

Learn more: on.cgiar.org/3Jj0bU3

#OneCGIAR #IWD2023

Yesterday at #CSW67 , CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform and partners led a parallel event to explore the need for gender-responsive agricultural innovations for #ruralwomen to achieve empowerment.

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#GenderinAg #IWD2023 United Nations CSW AWARD Fellowships Esther Njuguna Vivian Nerea

Thanks for highlighting alessandra galie work with CARE Ghana! Livestock as a route towards gender equity ILRI.org

Why do women farmers less frequently than men adopt modern technologies, improved crop varieties and new livestock breeds ? ILRI.org's alessandra galie shares some lessons.
👉 bit.ly/3KcEt4X #GenderinAg #IWD2023 Cowtribe ILRI.org

Why do women farmers less frequently than men adopt modern technologies, improved crop varieties and new livestock breeds? ILRI.org's alessandra galie shares some lessons 👉 on.cgiar.org/3ZolZmp

#OneCGIAR #GenderInAg #IWD2023 Cowtribe

Thanawat Tiensin FAO Livestock Some great work - @ilri happy to join with our work on chicken genetics along side new business models for women ilri.org/research/proje… Tadelle Dessie alessandra galie

#GenderNorms | Conversation and dialogue are key to change gender norms, in households, agricultural projects and institutions. Rhiannon Pyburn (@100KIT), Catherine Ragasa and alessandra galie on #GenderEquality #nlcgiar #SDG2 #SDG5 nwo.nl/en/cases/take-…

Yes indeed, click here to learn more about the project ilri.org/research/proje… and to view some of the videos youtu.be/hjyCy-H1zX4 & youtu.be/vXMhV0wlf3o

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Interesting list-- and just in time for a joint CGIAR #SAPLINGInitiative and #LCSRInitiative on environment and livestock modelling next week! An Notenbaert Mike Graham Sirak Bahta

Isabelle Baltenweck talks at the NL-CGIAR conference on the CG role to support small scale farmers improve their lives - by providing opportunities for them through transformative and multi-disciplinary partnerships. SAPLING scales ‘Women in Business’: youtu.be/vXMhV0wlf3o

Our Women in chicken Business project was mentioned at the opening remarks of the NL-CGIAR conference for its impact on gender norms!!

CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Dr Ranjitha Puskur @CGIAR Celebrating for having attended this science exchange and gotten this support and recognition!

There is growing agreement that public breeding programs need to be more gender-responsive. However, experience with & understanding of this approach remains limited. But a new study adds insight into the topic - hdl.handle.net/10568/121073 ILRI.org alessandra galie Isabelle Baltenweck Manyeki Isaac Maina

Emily Ouma doing us proud... introducing SAPLING initiative in Uganda Isabelle Baltenweck alessandra galie ILRI.org

#SAPLINGinitiative So excited that SAPLING has a whole work package on equity (gender and youth). Great support from our initiative leaders. Isabelle Baltenweck and @Mouradrekik for the support!