Why Livestock Matter

Gender

Livestock are inflation-proof, self-perpetuating assets that women can own and benefit from. They also provide income and nutritious food for families.

How does livestock farming support gender equality?

The livestock providing families in lower income countries with income and nutritious food are rare examples of inflation-proof, self-perpetuating assets that women can own and benefit from.

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Use gender approaches to livestock research and development work

Gender approaches to the design and implementation of livestock interventions safeguard the interests of women.

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Enhance and enlarge women’s roles in livestock enterprises

With two-thirds of an estimated 600 million poor livestock keepers being rural women, greater access to livestock and their products and services can help women lift themselves and their families out of poverty.

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Invest in women’s empowerment through livestock enterprises

Women who access and control livestock assets improve the health, education and food security of their households.

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Support livestock women to enhance household nutrition in poor countries

The diet choices of pregnant women, and the food mothers provide or don’t provide to their infants in their first 1,000 days of life, generate lifelong health, growth and cognitive benefits or costs.

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Gender Livestock are inflation-proof, self-perpetuating assets that women can own and benefit from. They also provide income and nutritious food for families.

How does livestock farming support gender equality?

Use gender approaches to livestock research and development work

Enhance and enlarge women’s roles in livestock enterprises

Invest in women’s empowerment through livestock enterprises

Support livestock women to enhance household nutrition in poor countries

Gender

Livestock are inflation-proof, self-perpetuating assets that women can own and benefit from. They also provide income and nutritious food for families.