[HTML][HTML] Local chickens in East African region: Their production and potential

V Mujyambere, K Adomako, SO Olympio, M Ntawubizi… - Poultry Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Indigenous chickens (IC) contribute socioeconomically to household food security in the
region of East Africa. However, their potential and improvement are not well documented …

A review of leadership and capacity gaps in nutrition-sensitive agricultural policies and strategies for selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia

R Aryeetey, N Covic - Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Agriculture policies and strategies designed, purposefully, to address
malnutrition are considered nutrition-sensitive and are a critical component of global efforts …

Farm to Fork: Indigenous chicken value chain modelling using system dynamics approach

IA Abbasi, H Ashari, AS Ariffin, I Yusuf - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Farm to fork strategy, advocated by the European Commission, aims for a 'fair, healthy, and
environmentally healthy food system. It requires a renewed mindset and an in-depth …

[PDF][PDF] An appraisal of the indigenous chicken market in Tanzania and Zambia. Are the markets ready for improved outputs from village production systems

K Queenan, R Alders, W Maulaga… - Livestock Research for …, 2016 - academia.edu
Traditional or village poultry, consisting primarily of indigenous chickens, make up over 80%
of poultry in Africa. Most are kept as small flocks in free-ranging, scavenging, low input …

[PDF][PDF] An IoT smart broiler farming model for low income farmers

H Phiri, D Kunda, J Phiri - … from Engineering, Science & IT (iJES), 2018 - researchgate.net
The coming of Internet of things (IoT) brings opportunities for the deploying of wireless
sensor networks. One area of deployment is smart poultry farming to improve the quality and …

The poultry thief: subsistence farmers' perceptions of depredation outside the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

T Holmern, E Røskaft - African journal of ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the understanding of human–carnivore conflicts is fundamental for the effective
management of interventions. However, earlier research has largely focused on conflicts …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of characteristics and improvement strategies of rural poultry farming in north western Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India

V Sankhyan, S Katoch, YP Thakur… - … Research for Rural …, 2013 - researchgate.net
In the present study rural/backyard poultry farming in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India
has been characterized for flock characteristics, production, constraints and improvement …

Adoption of exotic chicken breeds by rural poultry keepers in Ethiopia

E Wondmeneh, EH van Der Waaij… - … , Section A—Animal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines factors that determine the probability and intensity of adoption of exotic
chickens among rural poultry producers in Ethiopia. A total of 240 respondents were …

Strategies for promoting sustainable use and conservation of indigenous chicken breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from low-income countries

CM Kanyama, AF Moss, TM Crowley - F1000Research, 2024 - rune.une.edu.au
This review explores innovative and sustainable strategies for the utilization and
conservation of indigenous chickens (IC)(Gallus domesticus) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

[PDF][PDF] Real time sensing and monitoring of environmental conditions in a chicken house

H Phiri, J Phiri - 2018 ZAPUC International Conference, 2018 - researchgate.net
Environmental conditions in a chicken house require regular monitoring to guarantee the
quality of chickens produced and reduce the mortality rate. In addition, prevention against …