Compared to other wealth and income opportunities, livestock are inflation-proof, self-perpetuating assets that women can own and benefit from. In addition to wealth accumulation, livestock provide income and nutritious food for their families.


Women’s role in livestock enterprises


Women’s empowerment

Women who access and control livestock assets improve the health, education and food security of their households. Ninety per cent of income under the control of women is channelled back into their households or local communities, compared to only 30–40% of income controlled by men.

Women and household nutrition

Women’s decisions about what they eat while pregnant and what food they provide their infants in the first 1,000 days of their lives generate lifelong health, growth and cognitive benefits or costs for those children.