Controlling Avian Flu and Protecting People’s Livelihoods in Africa and Indonesia
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Even though the poultry sector is only a small part of the Kenyan economy, almost all farmers are connected to poultry production and because of that, their livelihoods are likely to be affected by an avian flu outbreak. Increasing the severity, duration and geographic spread of an avian flu outbreak may lead to significantly larger declines in poultry production. The economywide costs of a severe and lengthy outbreak translate to a reduction in economic growth of 0.12 percentage points per year and may increase the number of Kenyans living below the poverty line by almost half a million. Controlling Avian Flu and Protecting People’s Livelihoods in Africa and Indonesia
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• Poultry provides a sustainable income at minimal investment as well as security against risk and is a cheap source of protein, especially for poor households in developing countries. Hence, it is important to emphasize the relationship between livelihood and poultry in designing pro-poor HPAI control strategies. • There is need for a more rigorous consideration of the links between scale of p...
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