Decision tools for family poultry development
Contributors: International Fund for Agricultural Development; KYEEMA Foundation
Series: FAO animal production and health guidelines -- 16; FAO animal production and health guidelines -- 16.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsin in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development and KYEEMA Foundation; FAO; Food & Agriculture Organization
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9789251080870; 9789251080887
Subjects: Family farms; Poultry industry
Description: Family poultry encompasses all small-scale poultry production systems found in rural, urban and peri-urban areas of developing countries. Rather than defining the production systems per se, the term is used to describe poultry production practised by individual families as a means of obtaining food security, income and gainful employment. Family poultry production is often perceived as an activity that can easily and quickly generate income and support food security for resource-poor households. However, the essential requirements for the efficient production of healthy and profitable poultry and eggs are frequently inadequately understood by those designing projects for resource-poor settings. This publication provides guidance for personnel in governments, development organizations and NGOs to better determine and plan development interventions for family poultry. The decision tools address the situation of four distinct family poultry production systems and their development opportunities: small extensive scavenging, extensive scavenging, semi-intensive production and small-scale intensive production. They describe the poultry production systems, including their required inputs and expected outputs and the techniques and tools used to assess the operational environment, in order to design interventions suited to the local conditions. Practical technical information are provided about genetics and reproduction, feeds and feeding, poultry health, housing, marketing and value chain development, microfinance and credit, institutional development, training and extension, and creating an enabling policy. Guidance is then provided on how to utilize this relevant information to design and develop projects targeted at specific conditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-92).
Table of contents: title: Defining family poultry production systems and their contribution to livelihoods; title: Assessing the situation; title: Identifying appropriate interventions; title: Designing successful projects; title: Conducting participatory monitoring and evaluation; title: Annex 1. Sample project budget; title: Annex 2. Poultry project assessment and design checklist.