The Danida-financed Network for Smallholder Poultry Development (NESPOD) has several years of experience in supporting family poultry development at village level by focusing on women and the poor. By taking into account that women traditionally are taking care of poultry in most countries and that livestock of the poor mainly consist of small flocks of poultry, NESPOD has developed a strategy ...

Feed costs account for nearly 70 to 80% of the total production costs as nearly all ingredients used in feed manufacturing in Botswana are imported. Therefore, complete feeds are expensive and out of reach of smallholder poultry farmers who lack economies of scale and access to credit. This makes the prospects of utilising insects as a source of protein feasible because they are available throu...

introduction: the relationship between different market levels is an essential issue in economy. understanding of linkages between different market levels will help to assess the potential impact of agricultural policies. given the importance of the vertical market relationship, the present study examines price volatility spillover in vertical market levels of iranian livestock and poultry mark...

BACKGROUND Livestock and poultry operations that feed large numbers of animals are common. Facility capacity varies, but it is not uncommon for facilities to house 1,000 swine with multiple barns at a single site, feedlots to house 50,000 cattle, and poultry houses to house 250,000 hens. There is primary research that suggests livestock facilities that confine animals indoors for feeding can re...