Dead birds or shattered hopes - A study of the impact of Bird Flu on poor people's poultry related livelihoods in West Bengal

This case study examines the impact of the bird flu outbreak in West Bengal, on the livelihoods of poultry dependent rural households, and other stakeholders associated with the door-step delivery model of the Kuroiler bird. The main objective of this study is to understand the impact of bird flu and subsequent control measures (culling, production ban) on livelihoods, income and nutritional aspects of poor people involved in the supply chain of ‘Kuroiler’ production and draw lessons from this experience to safeguard the interests of the poor in future cases of such outbreaks.

Authors - Vinod Ahuja, Mamta Dhawan, Meeta Punjabi, Lucy Maarse and Subhransu Pan

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