Inclusive red meat value chains for women and youth in Eastern and Southern Africa (K'LUSA)

Most rural households in Zimbabwe and Malawi depend on smallholder agriculture and livestock husbandry to meet food and nutritional security goals and improve their livelihoods. However, due to the low level of public and private investment in the livestock sector, livestock-keeping households cannot fully utilise livestock as a source of income and to diversify diet. This is further exacerbated by high youth unemployment and social norms that do not support women's engagement in income-generating activities. For example, in many families, women are often excluded from making decisions, using assets and buying and selling livestock. Similarly, the ability of youth to own and benefit from livestock remains a challenge.