Wamatu, Jane2024-11-142024-11-14Muluken Ekule, Jane Wamatu. (11/11/2024). Empowering youth and women through sheep fattening: A pathway to entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/69675In Ethiopia, sheep fattening is a transformative enterprise offering sustainable income, job creation and risk management for over 27,000 young people and women across the central, southern, southwestern, Amhara, Oromia and Addis Ababa areas. The market-oriented sheep fattening program offers a comprehensive suite of innovations aimed at increasing productivity and fostering business-oriented marketing opportunities. It is supported by a community of practice platform incorporating a livestock office, universities, the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, national research centres, media, microfinance institutions, cooperative offices, enterprise offices and the private sector.CC-BY-4.0PosterOpen access