Breaking The Glass Ceiling In Poultry

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Cecilia Opelokgale has broken the glass ceiling in the local poultry industry, where both South African and Batswana men dominate abattoir ownership.

At grassroots level, many local women can be found in the poultry industry, running their own projects successfully and supporting many livelihoods, both at informal and semi-commercial level.

However, higher up the value chain at abattoir-level, women disappear and male ownership dominates.

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