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Enhancing food and nutrition security and agricultural productivity in Southern Africa - GCP/SFS/001/MUL










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    This publication presents the results of a field study on village chicken production and health and an analysis of their importance in household and national economies. The research was carried out under an FAO André Mayer Research Fellowship, granted to scientists whose research inputs may contribute to FAO's global work towards improved food security. Poultry is viewed within FAO's Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) as a crucial element in the struggle for sustained food production and poverty alleviation. In rural Africa, the poultry production systems are mainly based on scavenging indigenious chickens, which are found in virtually all villages and households. Over 70 percent of the poultry products and 20 percent of the animal protein intake in most African countries come from this sector. The author, with over 20 years experience in agricultural research and development in rural farming systems of Africa, promotes a holistic multidisciplinary approach to rural poultry production, embracing institutional and organizational capacity building. Gender issues are strongly emphasized. A model for village chicken production systems is presented, and the text is supported by a comprehensive review of the global literature on the subject. The study confirms that enhanced village chicken production forms the basis for transforming the rural poultry sector from subsistance to a more economically productive base. The material is particularly pertinent to countries par ticipating in the SPFS, where village chicken production will have a special impact in increasing household food security and gender equity.
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    FAO/WFP MID-SEASON REVIEW OF CROP PRODUCTION ANDFOOD SUPPLY SITUATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - 18 March 1998 1998
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    While the final outcome of 1997/98 cereal crops in southern Africa still depends crucially on El Niño-related weather behaviour in the coming weeks, there is now guarded optimism about the likely outcome of the season. As of mid-March 1998, crop growing conditions have been generally favourable in most parts, with normal to above normal rainfall received since October. However, localized crop damage due to excessive rains or prolonged dry spells is reported from several parts of the sub-region. With crops still at their pollination stage, it is too early to give a definite quantitative estimate of the season’s outcome. It is possible however, to provide some preliminary indications, based on the planted areas, latest rainfall data and satellite images, crop reports from SADC Regional and National Early Warning Systems and the local mid-season assessments undertaken in countries of the sub-region with participation of FAO, WFP, USAID/FEWS, as well as UNICEF (for Mozambique) and NGOs.
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