Proceedings of the Workshop on Small-Holder Poultry Rearing: A Sustainable Livelihood Opportunity for the Rural Poor

The South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), and the National Small-holder Poultry Development Trust (NSPDT), jointly convened a workshop on ‘Small-Holder Poultry Rearing: A Sustainable Livelihood Opportunity for the Rural Poor’, in New Delhi on 28^th December 2010. The workshop was designed with the objective of building awareness on the immense potential of poultry rearing as a viable income earning opportunity for the rural poor, identifying opportunities that the poultry sector presents, and planning what needs to be done to enable small-holders to participate in and benefit from an expanding poultry market.

Over 80 participants from government programmes and research institutions, NGOs and donor agencies attended the day-long workshop, which was inaugurated by Dr. Amarjeet Singh Nanda, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government of India, who also delivered the workshop key-note address.

Download the Workshop Proceedings(768 KB)

Presentations made during the workshop can be viewed from the following links: 

• Small-Holder Poultry Rearing - A Sustainable Livelihood Opportunity for the Rural Poor - Dr A.S. Nanda   (Download494KB)
• Indian Poultry Sector - Integrating Poor & Small-holders: Opportunities & Challenges - Mr Anish Kumar  (Download385KB)
• Livelihood Security through House-hold Poultry Rearing in Bastar: Interventions and Impact - Dr P.K. Shinde   (Download5.1MB)
• Community Centric Broiler Farming - Making Poor Participate in Poultry Growth - Dr H.K. Deka   (Download1.3MB)
• Small Scale Poultry Rearing - The Bangladesh Model - Dr Md A. Saleque   (Download712KB)
• Keggfarms: The Kuroiler Supply Chain - Mr Shankar Ghosh   (Download551KB)
• Strengthening of Backyard Poultry Production Systems - Ms Bhagya Laxmi S.   (Download1MB)
• Rural Backyard Poultry Development - Next Steps and Way Forward - Dr Sujit Nayak   (Download4.4MB)