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Gender issues in livestock production systems in Ethiopia: A literature review
No full textStudies on gender and livestock in Ethiopia are scanty and localized in terms of geographic coverage and gender issues covered. Nevertheless, gender issues in livestock that could potentially influence livestock policy and gender equity have been generated. The gender issues addressed in livestock include gender division of labour; access to, ownership and control over of resources; intrahousehold decision-making; livestock institutions; mobility and the risk of HIV and AIDS; time poverty, perception and agency; women’s invisibility; gender capacity; and changes in gender relations. The review suggested some possible gendered investable options to improve the existing gender inequalities in livestock with a potential of far reaching consequences of improving the livestock systems in general and as well as research gaps for future research
Advancing the gender agenda in small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia
No full textA recent gender capacity assessment study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) revealed that low or lack of gender capacities among research and development practitioners is one of the bottlenecks in the development of gendered livestock value chains in Ethiopia. The assessment findings were shared with the partners involved in the study, who appreciated its importance and noted that it provided the much needed motivation to engage in activities that could help them develop their own gender capacity
Community gender profiles across livestock production systems in Ethiopia: Implications for intervention design
No full textThe design of research and development interventions promoting gender-responsive value chains is hampered by the lack of gender disaggregated data. Data shortages in the livestock sector span multiple issues including gender roles, time allocation, access to and control over resources, economic decision-making and gender-based constraints, and value chain development opportunities. These constraints prompted recent studies to recommend the collection of gender disaggregated data to take into account intra-household division of labour, access to and control over resources and decision-making. Community gender profiles provide an understanding of the intra-community and intra-household gender relations helping the design and implementation of more effective and sustainable interventions
A gendered analysis of community profiles of target sites for small ruminant value chain interventions in Ethiopia
No full textCommunity profiling was conducted to provide an in-depth gendered understanding of the characteristics of the small ruminant value chain intervention sites in Ethiopia. Gender analysis tools and participatory rural appraisal
(PRA) techniques were used to capture detailed information about the situation within the communities—using daily activity clocks, seasonal calendars, and access to and control over resource profile. The assessment was conducted in fourteen target peasant associations (PAs), in seven woredas (districts) where the livestock and fish CGIAR research program operates. Overall, 137 men, 114 women, 115 youth (73 male and 42 female) participated in the group discussions
A Fest for Women and Men: Genderizing a Feed-Assessment Tool
No full textOver the last 7 years, scientists at ILRI, CIAT and ICARDA have developed a tool, known as the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST), that consists of two parts: a rapid, participatory assessment using focus groups, and individual farmer interviews. The feed assessment is conducted with a focus group of farmers and follows a set of guide questions. It identifies problems and opportunities within a given farming system and identifies potential interventions. A subset of farmers is then interviewed individually to generate quantitative information that is input into a specialized computer application. While our national partners have found FEAST useful, they also commented that it was “gender blind”.
This project responds to the question: “How do gender relations affect design, delivery and adoption of innovation, in particular feed interventions?” Integrating gender into an existing, established tool is a powerful opportunity to support research and practitioners to bring key aspects of gender relations to the surface. The engendered tool can assist researchers and practitioners to assess how gender relations affect livestock farming, and especially feeding practices and innovations
Customizing capacity development interventions for integrating gender in small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia
No full textThe International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and The International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) have been organizing a tailor made gender capacity development intervention for the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish’s research and development partners in Ethiopia. The workshop was organized in response to a recognised need to strengthen the capacity of research and development partners to integrate gender in small ruminant value chain development in Ethiopia
“Sheep are Like Fast-Growing Cabbage": Gender Dimensions of Small Ruminant Health in Ethiopia
No full textThis project feeds into the gender-integrated research agenda with a focus on understanding how gender relations/dynamics affect disease control among small ruminants in Ethiopia. This is put in a broader context of wanting to know the factors that affect disease control in the communities involved. It asks questions on the importance of livestock species, the diseases that are constraints in small-ruminant husbandry, the impacts of diseases on different household members, and who does what in animal-health management.
Methods used includes: separate focus groups with adult women, adult men, young women and young men; a short joint feedback session with all four groups; participatory tools such as simple ranking, proportional piling and seasonal calendars. Focus-group discussions show that women and men have different perceptions of livestock
Report on the Gender Capacity Development (GCD) Activities by LCRP Partners in Ethiopia.
No full textBased on an assessment of gender capacity and the needs expressed by partners, CRP Livestock initiated a pilot capacity development program to strengthen the gender integration capacities of livestock value chain partners (six research and development partners) at an individual and organizational level. A gender capacity development training manual was developed by Transition International (TI) and ILRI covering four thematic areas: 1) gender analysis for value chain development; 2) gender strategy development; 3) gender responsive organizations; and 4) monitoring and documentation. Two training workshops introducing and testing the training manuals were held and complemented with coaching and mentoring and experimental learning activities. Following the second training workshop (23-27 October 2017) participants drafted action plans to develop organizational gender strategies and interventions in order to apply the new knowledge and skills acquired from the training as part of the training workshop. The plans to be implemented were meant to reinforce the skills acquired during the training workshops. Visits to respective partner organizations and distance mentoring and coaching of the teams were done in order to help them roll out their action plans. The heads of institutions and regional gender focal points signed the coaching agreement in order to formalize the whole process of Gender Capacity Development. This report describes progress made in implementing the action plans in 2018
Gender capacity assessment feedback and validation report for the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia
No full textGender Capacity Assessment (GCA) was conducted in April - May, 2015 with six research and development partners of ILRI/ICARDA to give momentum to the implementation of strategic interventions that will directly address the gender gaps in agriculture. In order to validate the results, a feedback session was conducted with each assessed partner organization with the following objectives: i) To provide feedback on the results of the gender capacity assessment and collect comments on the outcomes of the assessment; ii) To identify intervention points based on partners’ priorities that could be used to develop a gender capacity development (CD) plan for each partner with clear objectives, activities, expected results, indicators, roles/responsibilities, and a budget; iii) To form a gender CD committee & select focal persons who will facilitate and coordinate the organization’s gender CD plan and ensure exchange of information and documentation
Gender Issues in Livestock Systems in Ethiopia
No full textUnderstanding gender differences and social dynamics in livestock systems is essential to the design of gender sensitive interventions that equitably address the priorities of male and female smallholder farmers and other disadvantaged groups. The data for this analysis were derived from literature review and a multi-stakeholder consultation workshop. Both manual and electronic searches for studies done on gender and livestock in Ethiopia were applied. Current knowledge on gender division; intra-household decision-making; access, ownership and control of livestock resources; livestock marketing; time poverty, perception and agency; livestock-based institutions and structures; gender capacity and changes in gender relations is presented and gaps in literature identified. Drawing on the findings, a framework for analyzing gender issues at household, community and environmental level is proposed
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