Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study

Goats are an important source of income, nutrition and resilience in Senegal. This study assesses opportunities to strengthen women’s agency, increase resilience to climate change, and improve nutrition along the various stages of goat value chains from the acquisition of feed resources and other i...

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Autores principales: Kane, Papa Abdoulaye, Barry, Mamadou Bobo, Eissler, Sarah, Tall, Thiané, Camara, Astou Diao, Sall, Moussa, Fass, Simone, Bryan, Elizabeth, Ringler, Claudia
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152294
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author Kane, Papa Abdoulaye
Barry, Mamadou Bobo
Eissler, Sarah
Tall, Thiané
Camara, Astou Diao
Sall, Moussa
Fass, Simone
Bryan, Elizabeth
Ringler, Claudia
author_browse Barry, Mamadou Bobo
Bryan, Elizabeth
Camara, Astou Diao
Eissler, Sarah
Fass, Simone
Kane, Papa Abdoulaye
Ringler, Claudia
Sall, Moussa
Tall, Thiané
author_facet Kane, Papa Abdoulaye
Barry, Mamadou Bobo
Eissler, Sarah
Tall, Thiané
Camara, Astou Diao
Sall, Moussa
Fass, Simone
Bryan, Elizabeth
Ringler, Claudia
author_sort Kane, Papa Abdoulaye
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description Goats are an important source of income, nutrition and resilience in Senegal. This study assesses opportunities to strengthen women’s agency, increase resilience to climate change, and improve nutrition along the various stages of goat value chains from the acquisition of feed resources and other inputs to processing, marketing and consumption of various goat products. The qualitative study finds that even though goats are more climate resilient than other livestock, climate change impacts on goat production and productivity are increasingly felt, particularly through impacts on feed resources. The study identified opportunities to strengthen women’s roles along the goat value chain, particularly in goat production and, to a lesser extent, in processing of goat products. Women and their families also benefit from the consumption of goat milk and women have some degree of control over income from the sale of goat products. Strengthening women’s agency in these nutrient-rich and relatively climate-resilient value chains will require improving their access to land resources and better animal feeds, supporting women’s groups and building women’s capacity for processing and marketing goat products, improving access to electricity for cold storage of goat products, and raising awareness regarding the nutritional benefits of goat products, especially for women and children.
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spelling CGSpace1522942025-12-08T09:54:28Z Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study Kane, Papa Abdoulaye Barry, Mamadou Bobo Eissler, Sarah Tall, Thiané Camara, Astou Diao Sall, Moussa Fass, Simone Bryan, Elizabeth Ringler, Claudia climate change goats nutrition climate resilience value chains women’s empowerment gender Goats are an important source of income, nutrition and resilience in Senegal. This study assesses opportunities to strengthen women’s agency, increase resilience to climate change, and improve nutrition along the various stages of goat value chains from the acquisition of feed resources and other inputs to processing, marketing and consumption of various goat products. The qualitative study finds that even though goats are more climate resilient than other livestock, climate change impacts on goat production and productivity are increasingly felt, particularly through impacts on feed resources. The study identified opportunities to strengthen women’s roles along the goat value chain, particularly in goat production and, to a lesser extent, in processing of goat products. Women and their families also benefit from the consumption of goat milk and women have some degree of control over income from the sale of goat products. Strengthening women’s agency in these nutrient-rich and relatively climate-resilient value chains will require improving their access to land resources and better animal feeds, supporting women’s groups and building women’s capacity for processing and marketing goat products, improving access to electricity for cold storage of goat products, and raising awareness regarding the nutritional benefits of goat products, especially for women and children. 2024-09-17 2024-09-19T09:51:46Z 2024-09-19T09:51:46Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152294 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kane, Papa Abdoulaye; Barry, Mamadou Bobo; Eissler, Sarah; Tall, Thiané; Camara, Astou Diao; Sall, Moussa; et al. 2024. Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2274. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152294
spellingShingle climate change
goats
nutrition
climate resilience
value chains
women’s empowerment
gender
Kane, Papa Abdoulaye
Barry, Mamadou Bobo
Eissler, Sarah
Tall, Thiané
Camara, Astou Diao
Sall, Moussa
Fass, Simone
Bryan, Elizabeth
Ringler, Claudia
Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study
title Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study
title_full Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study
title_fullStr Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study
title_short Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study
title_sort strengthening women s empowerment climate resilience and nutrition along the goat value chain in senegal a qualitative study
topic climate change
goats
nutrition
climate resilience
value chains
women’s empowerment
gender
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152294
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