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Poultry rearing in homestead areas – a source of nutrition and income for women
While layer hens are sold by Kulsum from her home, cocks are taken to the market to realize a better price. “The earning made from the sale of birds and their eggs is kept by me and I spend it the way I please. Generally I spend it on my daughter’s education”, contended Kulsum.
[Bangladesh]
[Small Holder Poultry]
Use of poultry litter to run bio-gas plants – Case study of Rajan Sen, Village Lagata, District Gazipur, Bangladesh
Rajan shares that in his view, the setting up of a poultry litter based bio-gas plant was a wise move since inspite of the loss of his poultry birds there were enough resources around to ensure a regular supply of poultry litter for the plant.
[Poultry Litter]
[Bangladesh]
[Small Holder Poultry]
Kadaknath poultry rearing provides a sustainable livelihood opportunity for Keena and her family
Till date Keena has successfully reared six cycles of Kadaknath birds and finds pride in running this enterprise, which has stopped her family from frequent migration. “There is no need for the family to migrate in search of wage labour anymore”, contends Keena. She is a happy woman who has set an example for other tribal families to emulate.
[Madhya Pradesh]
[Kadaknath]
[Small Holder Poultry]
Oats - A Source of Fodder supporting Livelihoods of Mountain Communities
The increased availability of fodder, particularly during the harsh winter months, has led to a reduction in mortality in Am Kasang's yak herd from 10 to 3 per year. Earlier most of the weak animals and calves died due to starvation during the cold winter months when the area was covered with snow. Her herd size has increased from 80 to 120 in the current year (2009). She credits the Department’s Fodder development programme for this positive change.
[Oats]
[Common Property Resources]
[Feed and Fodder]
[Bhutan]
[Winter Fodder]
Appropriate management practices and delivery of animal health services - key to successful backyard poultry rearing
While the birds vaccinated by Sangeeta survived the catastrophe, all the other birds in the area succumbed to the disease. The villagers realized that Sangeeta although young was well informed and trained to take care of their poultry birds. They began inviting her to immunize their flocks too.
[Small Holder Poultry]
Good management practices pave the way for improved livelihoods
Indubai carefully followed and applied the lessons taught to her during the training and began providing clean water to her chickens. She also added potassium permanganate or Turmeric to the water for the poultry which helped in reducing incidence of Salmonellosis - the root cause of White diarrhoea in poultry birds.
[Small Holder Poultry]
Med-Bandi Se Adhik Paidawar (Increased productivity including fodder for livestock as a result of field bunding )
Earlier, agriculture was the only source of livelihood for Sohan. He did not rear any livestock on account of lack of fodder. However, due to the increased availability of fodder, Sohan now rears five buffaloes of the local Marwadi breed and a herd of 15 goats for milk and meat purposes.
[Common Property Resources]
[Livestock]
[Feed and Fodder]
[Rajasthan]
Aseel Poultry – Secure and dependable livestock assets for the poor
Though Gonela started with rearing only two hens, presently she rears an average of 60 birds every year. Each hen gives eggs in three clutches averaging 15 eggs/ clutch, all of which are used for hatching.
[West Bengal]
[Small Holder Poultry]
[Kuroiler]
Satpuda poultry- a secure source of income and nutrition for Bebabai’s household
Bebabai proudly mentions how well she managed to pay off the hospital bills when her son was admitted for typhoid fever in the hospital by selling 7 Satpuda birds.
[Satpuda Desi]
[Small Holder Poultry]
Satpuda-Desi poultry rearing – a viable self-employment opportunity
Shivaji proudly advocates that this activity not only provided self employment to him but also gave him immense satisfaction as replication of the activity provided a source of livelihood to many youth, especially in a region where the government is making every effort to stop suicides by farmers.
[Satpuda Desi]
[Small Holder Poultry]
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