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Business models along the poultry value chain in Kenya

Evidence from Kiambu and Nairobi City Counties

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 53 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

ISBN 978-92-5-135587-9

Synopsis (short abstract) This study characterizes the business model and the enterprise budget of farmers, traders, processors and retailers along the poultry value chain in Kiambu and Nairobi City Country. Results show that all poultry businesses are profitable and avail resources to start adopting biosecurity practices that minimize the introduction and spread of pathogens in animals. However, while producers have some incentives to adopt biosecurity practices, as avoiding and controlling diseases is essential for their profitability, traders, processors and retailers have little if any incentives to adopt biosecurity practices as they keep birds or poultry meat only for a limited period of time and the market for poultry products do not differentiate between safe and unsafe products. It is essential that animal health services systematically provide services beyond the farm gate to minimize the public health risks along the poultry value chain.

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FAO. 2022. Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050: Business models along the poultry value chain in Kenya – Evidence from Kiambu and Nairobi City Counties. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8190en

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