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by ruchita last modified Jan 27, 2014 01:02 PM

The Satpuda - Replicas of Native Chicken in Rural Poultry Production

by ruchita last modified Dec 03, 2013 11:17 AM
The Satpuda - Replicas of Native Chicken in Rural Poultry Production

This initiative has benefitted over 40,000 rural households in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, and has provided a means of complementary livelihood to marginal farmers, and in particular women farmers.
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Lighting up Lives - Biogas from Poultry Litter as a Sustainable Energy Resource

by ruchita last modified Dec 03, 2013 11:19 AM
Lighting up Lives - Biogas from Poultry Litter as a Sustainable Energy Resource

This Potential Good Practice showcases the joint effort of communities, NGOs and government agencies to set up and run eco-friendly biogas plants that, by making use of available poultry litter, provide a low-cost source of energy to rural households with positive economic, environmental and health returns.
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Reviving the Indigenous Poultry Breed, Kadaknath - Enhancing livelihoods of tribals through niche market opportunities

by ruchita last modified Nov 28, 2013 03:10 PM
Reviving the Indigenous Poultry Breed, Kadaknath - Enhancing livelihoods of tribals through niche market opportunities

This potential Good Practice note describes a government initiative to introduce and promote the rearing of the Kadaknath poultry breed, an indigenous breed of Western Madhya Pradesh.
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Backyard Poultry Farming Through Self-Help Groups in West Bengal - Towards Good Livestock Policies

by ruchita last modified Nov 28, 2013 02:57 PM
Backyard Poultry Farming Through Self-Help Groups in West Bengal - Towards Good Livestock Policies

The note documents one of the Family-based Poultry Distribution Schemes of the Government of West Bengal under which poultry birds are distributed to poor rural households throughout the State.
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Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development - a Backyard Poultry Value Chain Increases Assets, Income and Nutrition

by ruchita last modified Nov 28, 2013 03:08 PM
Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development - a Backyard Poultry Value Chain Increases Assets, Income and Nutrition

This Good Practice note showcases a successful private sector - community partnership where vulnerable families in West Bengal have been linked with a rural poultry value chain that delivers three week old chicks to rearer's doorsteps.
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