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Family poultry and food and nutrition security.

CABI Reviews, 2015
Abstract Family poultry production, which encompasses both extensive and small-scale intensive management systems, is practiced by many households in low-income food-deficit countries. Despite low production levels and potentially high losses due to disease, predation and theft, scavenging systems offer the advantage of requiring ...
J. de Bruyn, J. Wong, B. Bagnol, B. Pengelly, R. Alders   +4 more
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The Role of Networks in Information Dissemination to Family Poultry Farmers

World's Poultry Science Journal, 2009
Family poultry (FP), which make up around 80% of poultry stocks in many developing countries of Africa and Asia, are still important.
exaly   +4 more sources

Family Poultry, Food Security and the Impact of HPAI

World's Poultry Science Journal, 2007
Most rural households have poultry cared for by women, children and vulnerable people – the aged and physically challenged. Family poultry generate 19–50% of rural family income, make up about 77% of the national flock and contribute about 98% of poultry products consumed in the villages of developing countries.
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A move from subsistence to semi-commercial family poultry farming with local chickens: effective strategies for family poultry in Bangladesh

World's Poultry Science Journal, 2009
A study of indigenous Bangladesh chickens under village conditions showed that these birds typically lay 3 clutches of eggs and produce on an average 46 eggs per year, and hens need 105-140 days to complete a production cycle. Mortality of scavenging chicks averaged 57% up to three months of age. A rural household earns only 3310 BDT (1USD=70 BDT) in a
K. Sarkar, M. Golam
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Evaluation of the Impact of HPAI on Family Poultry Production in Africa

World's Poultry Science Journal, 2007
Throughout the African continent the keeping of poultry by local communities has been practised for many generations. These birds currently make up more than 80% of the continent's poultry flock.
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FAMILY POULTRY PRODUCTION: THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

2004
Development practitioners are using smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation. Prospect of smallholder poultry is also discussed within the context of industrialisation of the poultry sector and problems of smallholders to access markets.
Jabbar, Mohammad A., Sere, C, Jabbar, Mohammad A., Sere, C   +3 more
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Report on the Family Poultry Workshop Held During the XXIII World's Poultry Congress

World's Poultry Science Journal, 2009
Networks to support family poultry production systems have been ongoing for around 30 years. This paper identifies the main groups involved and details their work. The future role of the work of the networks was examined during a participatory workshop held with professionals from the networks at the World Poultry Congress 2008.
Jonathan Rushton
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Family Poultry Production in Bangladesh: Is It Meaningful or an Aimless Journey?

World's Poultry Science Journal, 2013
Family poultry (FP) production in Bangladesh comprises the production of free range scavenging chickens and ducks of indigenous origin with or without feed supplementation, various crossbreeds, particularly F 1 of Rhode Island Red male X Fayoumi female and small-scale commercial ...
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Family poultry development systems among smallholder broiler farmers in the Goromonzi district of Zimbabwe

Community Development, 2021
This paper analyzes the dynamics at play in community poultry projects in Zimbabwe. We compare the performance levels of “family poultry” under three community-based development schemes: the contra...
Michael Kamoyo, Portia Fadzai Guta
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