CGIAR Gender News

Sheep fattening is creating entrepreneurial opportunities for youth in Ethiopia

Woman with sheep

The youth sheep fattening program builds upon ICARDA’s community-based breeding programs that have been running across rural areas in Ethiopia since 2012 and sheep fattening interventions that were introduced in 2014. Improved breed selection of sheep has opened up new viable and sustainable livelihoods opportunities for poor rural farmers, which are now being extended to include youth.