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Willow Silage: An Alternative to Winter Fodder

by ruchita last modified May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
Willow Silage: An Alternative to Winter Fodder

This Potential Good Practice Note documents the practice of growing willow and ensiling willow twigs and leaves as an alternative winder fodder in the mountainous regions of Bhutan. The technique of silage making is simple, affordable, replicable and user friendly.
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Reviving the Indigenous Poultry Breed, Kadaknath - Enhancing livelihoods of tribals through niche market opportunities

by ruchita last modified May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
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 May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
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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Community Ownership and Institutional Mechanisms to Develop CPRs' and Enhance Livelihoods - The Kavalas Way, Rajasthan, India

by ruchita last modified May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
Community Ownership and Institutional Mechanisms to Develop CPRs' and Enhance Livelihoods - The Kavalas Way, Rajasthan, India

This Good Practice note documents the community led development of common lands in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, and how representative institutional systems and equitable norms for benefit distribution considerably enhanced the livelihoods of livestock keepers particularly the poor, landless and families below the poverty line.
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Securing Community Tenure over Common Lands

by ruchita last modified May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
Securing Community Tenure over Common Lands

The note documents how Tree Grower Cooperative Societies secure community tenure over common lands; build social capital through multi-stakeholder village institutions reflecting a successful community based natural resource management effort.
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Innovations in Common Land Development - Strengthening Institutional and Physical Spaces for Poor Livestock-keepers

by ruchita last modified May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
Innovations in Common Land Development - Strengthening Institutional and Physical Spaces for Poor Livestock-keepers

The note documents how initiatives related to building and strengthening community dialogue processes, creating awareness, identifying local solutions and building technical acumen can facilitate community ownership and equity in common property resource management.
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Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development - a Backyard Poultry Value Chain Increases Assets, Income and Nutrition

by ruchita last modified May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
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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Unpacking the 'Poor Productivity' Myth - Women Resurrecting Poultry Biodiversity and Livelihoods in Andhra Pradesh, India

by ruchita last modified May 04, 2016 11:49 AM
Unpacking the 'Poor Productivity' Myth - Women Resurrecting Poultry Biodiversity and Livelihoods in Andhra Pradesh, India

This Good Practice Note presents an argument for the promotion of indigenous backyard poultry. The note reviews a case study documenting an in-situ poultry biodiversity conservation and livelihood generation intervention by 1800 rural women in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
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