Why Livestock Matter

Gender

Gender equality in livestock systems will lead to more sustainable, productive and healthy outcomes for families, communities and future generations.

Livestock are a powerful but neglected asset for hundreds of millions of families. Reducing gender disparities is essential to realizing their potential to reduce poverty and malnutrition and expand economic opportunities for everyone and especially for women and girls.

Context: Women play leading roles in livestock production

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Reduce barriers limiting women's access

Reduce the barriers that limit women’s access to resources, services and information crucial for managing livestock-related businesses that can generate benefits for themselves, their families and communities.

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Give women and men equal control

When women and men have equal control over their livestock—and the products and income they generate—they can build successful livestock enterprises and businesses

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Identify ways to empower women livestock keepers

Identifying new ways to empower women livestock keepers and developing solutions informed by local gendered beliefs and normative behaviours will deliver more robust interventions and outcomes

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Gender Gender equality in livestock systems will lead to more sustainable, productive and healthy outcomes for families, communities and future generations.

Context: Women play leading roles in livestock production

Reduce barriers limiting women's access

Give women and men equal control

Identify ways to empower women livestock keepers

Gender

Gender equality in livestock systems will lead to more sustainable, productive and healthy outcomes for families, communities and future generations.