Indigenous Chicken production in Niger

Abstract

The breeding of local chicken is an important source of animal protein and income for the rural populations of Niger, and the improvement of its productivity requires a better knowledge of production practices. Hence, a socio-economic and technical survey was undertaken from July to August 2017 in order to provide necessary information on the practice of family poultry keeping in Niger. For this purpose, two hundred and sixteen (216) producers were interviewed in the different agro-ecological zones of Niger using structured questionnaire. Results from the study revealed that 43.1% of local chicken producers are women. The most production purpose of the chicken in Niger is for selling (38.31%), self-consumption (37.74%) and donation (22.99%). Scavenging is the most dominant feeding system (92.1%). Constraints related to family poultry production as identified by the study are mainly diseases (45%), lack of housing (16%) which favors predation, lack of food (11%) and lack of training (8%). It is clear that the development of the sector necessarily involves strengthening the surveillance of avian diseases, coupled with veterinary monitoring and supervision of producers.

Morpho-Biometric Characterization of the "Kolonto" Local Chicken Ecotype in Gaya Area

“…In the total of indigenous poultry Chicken represent 55% [23]. This activity contributes to the food security of populations, particularly in rural areas where it is the main source of animal protein [14], and contributes also to the reduction of poverty in the periurban and rural areas by providing substantial income for producers [1].…”

Production and Marketing System of Kampong Chicken in Batang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia

“…The problems which were faced together are the ones related to knowledge about feed and disease management. This result was supported by Moussa et al (2019) which stated that more educated farmers will be faster to adopt innovations compared to farmers with lower education. This result also in agreement with Okeno et al (2012) which stated educational background support the business successibility of the farmer.…”

“…Many kampong chickens are reared in rural areas for meat and egg production purposes. In some countries, indigenous chicken plays an important role to support food security (Abdelqader et al, 2007;Halima et al, 2007;Muchadeyi et al, 2007;Sow and Grongnet, 2010;Rodríguez et al, 2011;Okeno et al, 2012;Mahoro et al, 2017;Moussa et al, 2019). Unfortunately, kampong chicken farming is mostly done by small holder farmers with traditional farming system.…”

Current Status of Indigenous Chicken Production in Moyamba District, Sierra Leone.

“…Farmers incur losses ranging from flock reduction, loss of income and cost of production. Dogs and cats are major predators in the extensive management system (33). Different control measures including poison, hunting dogs, stoning (catapult), traps, confinement, and noise were used to kill or scare predators away.…”