Resilient poultry management for women in Kenya

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2014-03

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WRENmedia

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Healthy chicken husbandry empowers women, feeds families and builds the resilience of the farming system as a whole. Up to 98% of families in rural Kenya keep small flocks of chickens, mainly local or ‘indigenous’ types. Chicken-rearing is traditionally considered a women’s activity, but provides assets which benefit the whole household. Farmer-led research has prompted increased adoption of improved poultry management practices, including vaccination; joint innovation by farmers and scientists has led to improved disease control and flock husbandry. By focusing research on existing local practices, new management skills were easily adapted to local conditions.

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This outcome story is one in a series that reports on research supported by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF), a program of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), undertaken with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD)..

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POULTRY, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS, INCOME, KENYA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, INNOVATION ADOPTION, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53128

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (AFS) / Résultats de recherche (ASA)
Research Results (CIFSRF) / Résultats de recherches (FCRSAI)