International Fund for Agricultural Developmen

Alemu, Biruk

Desta, Hiwot

Kinati, Wole

Mulema, Annet A.

Wieland, Barbara

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Problem statement• Small ruminant diseases are among the main production constraints in small ruminant production. The resulting impacts, economic, social and health, however affects household members differently.• Women play a critical roles in small ruminant husbandry and health practices. • Women are mainly responsible of safety and wellbeing of the livestock reared around the homestead and they rely on income from small ruminants to fulfill their reproductive role in the household.• Few livestock related training activities target women and their specific needs.• Women’s roles continue to be ignored and underappreciated in livestock projects and interventions, despite small ruminants being an important productive assets for women they can easily own and manage.Training women in small ruminant husbandry and health Key messages and solutions• Training on animal husbandry and health management practices in small ruminant production take into account different gender roles.• Awareness creation on causes, control and prevention of small ruminant diseases focusing on issues particular relevant for women and risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases in the small ruminant management activities they perform.• Train and involve women animal health/extension workers in the intervention.• Training targeted at women considering their available time and around their home since they cannot leave the household for extended periods of time. Benefits• Improved knowledge of women on small ruminant management • Reduced risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases• Women are empowered in contributing to decision making related to small ruminant management• Improved productivity of small ruminantsSmaRT Ethiopia intervention factsheet 24, May 2017Impact areas (low to high)Food securityHuman nutritionEmployment and livelihoodsNatural resources baseGender empowermentMarket linkagesResource requirements (low to high)LandWaterLabourCashAccess to inputsKnowledge and skillsContactsHiwot Desta, ILRI, h.desta@cgiar.org; Biruk Alemu, ILRI, B.A.Gemeda@cgiar.org; Wole Kinati, ICARDA, W.Kinati@cgiar.org ; Annet Mulema, ILRI, A.Mulema@cgiar.org ; Barbara Wieland, ILRI, b.wieland@cgiar.orgAcknowledgementsThis is a product of the CGIAR research programs on Livestock and Fish (2012-2016) and LIVESTOCK (2017-2022) as well as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded SmaRT Ethiopia Project - Improving the Performance of Pro-Poor Sheep and Goat Value Chains for Enhanced Livelihoods, Food and Nutrition Security in Ethiopia. The project is led by ICARDA in close collaboration with ILRI, national and other international partners. The Project thanks all donors and organizations who globally support its work through their contributions to the CGIAR system. Organizations contributing to this work are: ICARDA, ILRI, ARARI, OARI, SARI, TARI.Input & services Production Processing Marketing ConsumptionValue chain focusEvidence • Women play a crucial role in small ruminant production and are at risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases. Suitability• Training activities need to be scheduled around women’s availability to ensure attendance. • It will require involvement of veterinarians from the national research institutions and agricultural offices, ideally female extension workers can be involved. • The intervention complements interventions on health, breeding and gender. 0 5 10 15SlaughterAssist deliveryBreedingMarketingHerdingCoordinate veterinary…Caring for sick animalsCleaning barnsFeeding and wateringContribution of men and women to small ruminant management (score out of 20, other household members not shown)Women Men• Findings also indicated that women are more severely affected by small ruminant diseases compared to men. This product is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.                                 May 2017

Training women in small ruminant husbandry and health

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