Poultry Farming

We and our African partners have realized that involving women smallholder farmers is critical to the success of any village chicken production program in rural Africa.

Women’s participation in village chicken production and rural poultry improvement programs is vital to increasing household food security and, on a larger scale, improving the national economies in developing countries. In addition, this participation allows rural women greater access to income and knowledge and increases the overall production efficiency of the household unit. Gender is an essential aspect of poultry production in much of rural Africa, and incorporating gender issues into poultry programs will involve women directly in rural development affairs (Bradley, 1996).