Peter Goldsmith and Alex Winter-Nelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Peter Goldsmith and Alex Winter-Nelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Research from U. of I. agricultural economists Peter Goldsmith, left, and Alex Winter-Nelson found that the direct donation of livestock to impoverished communities in rural Africa had numerous positive effects ranging from a reduction in poverty to an increase in gender empowerment.

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