The Poultry livestock plays a key
role in the different facet of African society, it is traditionally valued as source
of protein in the diet of the majority as well as a source of income for the
farming families. The size of the different birds and the relative ease of
raising them, makes the poultry a very affable livestock enterprise in the
traditional farming system. Over the years, the poultry industry in Africa has
witnessed significant growth following the development of highly productive
breeds for meat and eggs. This has resulted in the expansion of the industry
and the provision of livelihood along the value chain. Despite the noticeable
change in the sector, it is still faced by a myriad of constraints that require
scientific and institutional interventions.
The conventional poultry birds are
much susceptible to a myriad of diseases ranging from biotic factors to
physiological stress. For a handful of the pathogenic diseases, there are known
cure through antibiotics and series of vaccination to ensure healthy and productive
birds. The use of these vaccines and antibiotics are also considered to have
some effect on the quality of carcass and egg products from the poultry industry.
With increasing health and nutritional awareness among the populace occasioned
by the growth of the middle class, the need for low or zero use of antibiotics
is fast gaining recognition, and in some instances, it is becoming the subject
of some social movement. Apparently, the poultry industry strongly requires
more scientific interventions to develop hardier and yet productive breeds to
withstand various stresses.
Research efforts to improve the
productivity of the poultry industry require attention in Africa. Principally,
Africa needs to beef up its game in the industry with more advanced science and
technologies. This needs to target farm level productivity as well as the total
factor productivity of the sector.
This book attempt to analyses the
poultry livestock production and marketing systems in Benin Republic, to
identify the constraints, source solutions and explicate the innovation
opportunities within the industry. The book explicated both the technological
and institutional or infrastructural modification including markets, policies
and social interactions that could be deployed to yield improved productivity
and profitability.
Book available at: FARA Innovation Opportunities in the poultry Benin- A guide book
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