Backyard Poultry Value Chain - Assets, Income and Nutrition

Main Features

• An Improved dual purpose bird produced by a Private company since 1993.
• Annual Egg production - 150 to 200, an average male body weight of 1 kg in 6-8 weeks under semi scavenging system.
• 10 million birds to 800,000 farmers located in W.Bengal, Orissa, North east states and Uttranchal.
• Door step delivery of chicks.
• Self employment generated at all levels.

Learnings

• Effective doorstep delivery of dual purpose birds by Private sector; creating a viable rural business model.
• Breeding efforts are focused on clients demand.
• It showcases development of entrepreneural skills in poor.
• For the poor strengthening livelihood is not just incomes, but also assets, nutrition and finally income.
• Government still not a player in bio security and extension. There is a lack of convergence.