Women in business
Chicken seed dissemination in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Alessandra Galiè, ILRI
ILRI Institute Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, 17-19 September 2019
Better lives through livestock…………

Chickens are the ATM of the poor!
Chickens are the Small Animals that are
making a big difference for women in the
developing world
Cattle are the domain of men and chickens
are the domain of women
When women control income the education,
health and nutrition of their families
improves

The history: African Chickens Genetic Gains

Currently: Private company multiply breeds…

…package them…

…and deliver day old chicks to brooders

Brooders raise chickens to 45 days….
….and sell to nearby farmers

Our Project

Build a bridge, disseminate chickens to remote areas

Women vendors

Nutrition campaign

OUR RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the best women-led business models to
expand rural women’s access to relevant chicken
breeds?
2. Can chicken businesses support women’s economic
empowerment? If yes, how?
3. How does women’s economic empowerment affect the
nutrition in their household?

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