About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Animal Science"
What is the effect of management interventions package on productivity of indigenous chicken in Western Kenya?
Abstract:
This study examined different management packages for
improving indigenous chicken productivity in Kenya. The
management interventions package comprised feed
supplementation, housing, chick rearing, brooding and
vaccination study. Farmers were allowed to modify and
selectively select components of the package. The effect was
analyzed using log linear regression model which takes the form
of Cobb-Douglas production function. The results indicated that
farmers who had adopted full management intervention package
as recommended by extension had higher productive
performance than farmers who modified and selectively adopted
components of management intervention package. Farm
production assets, expenditure on feeds, labour, access to
extension, group membership and female gender significantly
influenced productivity of indigenous chicken. Therefore, rural
farm households should adopt management intervention
package as recommended to increase productivity thereby
improving financial and food security in rural areas.
Cette étude a examiné les différents programmes de gestion
pour améliorer la productivité de poulet autochtones au Kenya.
Le progiciel de gestion des interventions comprenant le
complement en alimentation, le logement, l’élevage de poulet,
l’incubation et l’étude de vaccination. Les agriculteurs ont été
autorisés à modifier et sélectionner les composants de
l’emballage. L’effet a été analysé en utilisant le log modèle de
régression linéaire qui prend la forme de « Cobb-Douglas
fonction de production ». Les résultats indiquent que les
agriculteurs qui ont adopté l’ensemble d’interventions de gestion
tel que recommandé par l’extension ont eu des meilleures performances de production que les agriculteurs qui ont modifié
et adopté de manière sélective les composants de l’ensemble
d’intervention de gestion. Les outils de production de la ferme,
les dépenses en alimentation, le travail, l’accès à la vulgarisation,
l’appartenance au groupe et le genre féminin ont influencé de
façon significative la productivité des poulets indigènes. Par
conséquent, les ménages agricoles en milieu rural devraient
adopter ensemble d’interventions de gestion comme il a été
recommandé, afin d’accroître la productivité en améliorant la
sécurité alimentaire et financière dans les zones rurales.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1187-1191
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