Gender Roles and Child Nutrition in Livestock Production Systems in Developing Countries: A Critical ReviewILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD), 1999 M01 1 - 58 pages Based on a review of the literature, examines the gender division of labour and access to resources and benefits in smallholder livestock production systems and investigates the impact of livestock ownership and technology use on child nutrition. Presents two case studies which show how gender concerns are included in research to improve smallholder livestock systems. |
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access to resources Africa agropastoral systems alley farming allocation animal husbandry Bangladesh Borana calves Cameroon capital and access cash cattle child growth cited in Martins cleaning collection consumption crop and livestock crossbred cows dairy products decisions developing countries different household members division of labour economic Ethiopia Ethiopian highlands family members farmers farming systems feeding fodder Fulani gender analysis gender division Gender roles girls goats Grameen Bank Grandin et grazing herd highlands ILRI improved income increased intensified dairying intra-household involved Kenya labour input land livestock production systems livestock technologies livestock-related Maasai malnutrition marketing milk milk and dairy milk production mixed crop-livestock mixed farming Nigeria nomadic pastoral north-western Cameroon on-farm testing ownership participation pastoral societies protein purchase resources and benefits responsibilities ruminant animals ruminant livestock production rural sale of milk smallholder ruminant livestock socio-economic status of children tasks traditional veterinary village women and children women's labour