Mitigating diseases and saving valuable assets - poultry vaccinators delivering services to the doorstep of the poorest in Bangladesh

Mitigating diseases and saving valuable assets - poultry vaccinators delivering services to the doorstep of the poorest in Bangladesh

Year of publication 2012

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Small holder poultry production has a strong co-relation with poverty reduction and women's empowerment. With about 89 % of rural household's rearing poultry in Bangladesh, the sector has a GDP share of 9 % in the country. There are about 183 million indigenous chicken and 37 million ducks reared mainly in scavenging conditions on household waste and crop residue. Poultry in Bangladesh is also more equitably distributed compared to land. With just 9 % population owning more than 1 ha of land and over 59 % owning less than 0.20 Ha of land, rearing poultry provides a ready source of income and nutrition. Women in particular, who suffer impediments like illiteracy, poor health and mobility, find poultry rearing an extremely viable occupation.

Language English

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