FAO-ILRI training helps Africa livestock specialists address gender issues in their daily work

In November 2011, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) joined with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to run a training workshop on integrating gender in livestock projects and programs for FAO country livestock officers and partners. We interviewed the two FAO people responsible for the workshop: Raffaele Mattioli and Francesca Distefano: Watch the interview … Continue reading »

Gender to be incorporated into climate-resilient crop-livestock systems

Climate change is a serious threat to sustainable development. It affects and impacts various regions, generations, gender and other classifications differently. Men and women face different climate change impacts because they perform different tasks, have different access to and control over assets and have different sets of knowledge and skills based on their distinct roles … Continue reading »