Challenges and opportunities to achieving gender parity in the Kenyan intensive dairy sector

Presented by Katie Tavenner at the International Women’s Day,Nairobi, Kenya, 8 March 2016

1. Challenges and opportunities to achieving gender parity in the Kenyan intensive dairy sector Katie Tavenner International Women’s Day Nairobi, Kenya, 8 March 2016 ILRI/ flickr

2. Why Dairy? Low-emissions dairy development as ‘climate smart’ Improving rural livelihoods Intersection of gender/mitigation initiatives/dairy On ILRI.org

3. Gender Dynamics in Kenyan Dairy Production Women’s management tasks Securing fodder Providing water Assessing & treating animal’s health needs Recognizing when a cow requires mating or AI Removing manure Milking the cow Men’s management tasks Owning and selling the cow Spraying animals against ticks Planting fodder crops

4. Barriers to Gender Parity Cultural / gender n orms around ownership and management of dairy c attle Women’s “triple role” burden Access to extension s ervices Access to productive a ssets and credit Milk marketing Dairy income and intra-household decision-making

5. Opportunities for Gender Inclusion in Development Interventions Integrating women into milk cooperatives Strengthening women’s leadership and participation in formal organizations Designing technologies with women’s capacities and labor burden in mind Making the ‘business case’ for gender inclusion On African Dairy Portal

6. Basic Indicators for Gender Parity Gender of who in the household is registered with the producer organization/HUB Gender of who in the household delivers the milk Gender of whose bank account milk sale profits are delivered Number of women and youth in leadership positions /are board members Number of women/youth attending and participating in meetings

7. Advanced Indicators for Gender Parity Milk availability for children at household consumption level Commensurate milk sales with women’s labor Ownership/control of livestock assets and technologies Income controlled by women from morning and evening milk sales Decision-making for milk sales, cattle sales and purchases, and animal health/breeding Number of hours spent on dairy-related tasks for men and women

8. Promising Ways Forward Creation of a d airy NAMA for Kenya Strengthening smallholder access to markets and appropriate technologies Favorable policy e nvironment   on Flickr by ILRI /Rosemary Dolan

9. Comments / Questions? Contact Details Katie Tavenner   | Postdoctoral Fellow - Gender  International Livestock Research Institute | ilri.org Box 30709 -00100, Nairobi,  Kenya  Mobile: [phone] | Tel: [phone] | Skype: Katie.Tav E-mail: [email protected]