farming for women in in east-Africa Jaap Blom - Netherlands - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The im importance of f back-yard poultry ry farming for women in in east-Africa Jaap Blom - Netherlands ‘ Poultry ry as tool l for poverty all llevation ’

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Women Empowerment Food Security Increased Nutrition Income 3

Challenges for rural poultry sector  Access • Vill illages, log logistics • Feed • Ge Genetics • Mar arket  Poor performance • Mortali lity of of DO DOCs  La Lack of of tr train ining  Protein in availa labil ilit ity an and mal alnutrition  No No cold ld ch chain in 4

The Model Value Chain Dual Purpose Breeder Private Company • Technical Support • Day-Old Chicks Finance • Gender Empowerment • Feed Institution • Vaccine SME Lending BU BU BU BU 4 week-old • brooded chicks SHF SHF SHF SHF SHF SHF SHF Own • 3 month - males (2.3 kg) Consumption 6 month - Eggs • Aggregators/Local Markets/Partial Buy-back

VALUE CHAIN – PARENT STOCK 6

HATCHERY 7

DAY-OLD-CHICKS 8

TRANSPORT DOC 9

BROODER/MOTHER UNIT – KEY STEP IN VC 10

TRANSPORT OF BIRDS TO VILLAGERS 11

SASSO AND HENDRIX GENETICS To conclude CONTRIBUTE TO:  Increased Productivity  Increased Household Income  Improved Nutrition  Empower Women in Rural Areas  Employment Opportunities ‘Building a sustainable business together’ 12

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