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Broiler production in an urban and peri-urban area of Zimbabwe

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  • Eddington Gororo
  • Mabel T Kashangura

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Broiler chicken production is an important livelihood option for urban households in Zimbabwe. A study was carried out to document the technical, demographic and socio-economic parameters characterising the production of broilers in an urban area of Zimbabwe. Findings showed that producers have quite diverse livelihoods and broiler production is not restricted to a survival strategy for the urban poor with no livelihood alternatives, but mostly involved the more privileged. Access to start-up capital and property ownership were pre-requisites for the business. Broiler units were small-scale, informal, backyard businesses dominated by women. Flock sizes averaged 398 (range 25--3500) birds per cycle. However, 79% of the producers kept at most 200 birds per cycle. The mean stocking density was 9.5 birds/m-super-2 and reported mortality averaged 7.4%. Respondents have ad hoc marketing arrangements, and face constraints with regard to lack of sectoral support, shortage of capital, prohibitive council by-laws, market access and disease. Poultry production is therefore an important livelihood and business option in the urban and peri-urban area studied.

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  • Eddington Gororo & Mabel T Kashangura, 2016. "Broiler production in an urban and peri-urban area of Zimbabwe," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 99-112, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:33:y:2016:i:1:p:99-112
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2015.1113123
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    1. Sayaka Ushimaru & Rintaro Iwata & Eka Rastiyanto Amrullah & Arini W. Utami & Akira Ishida, 2024. "Which Households Raise Livestock in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Eight Developing Asian Countries?," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-14, March.

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