Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes

Poultry production is an important livelihoods activity in the rural areas of many developing countries. Several studies from African and Asian countries have found that poultry production significantly contributes to several livelihoods indicators of rural households, such as income, food and nutri...

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Autores principales: Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161722
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Asare-Marfo, Dorene
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description Poultry production is an important livelihoods activity in the rural areas of many developing countries. Several studies from African and Asian countries have found that poultry production significantly contributes to several livelihoods indicators of rural households, such as income, food and nutrition security, and intra-household gender equality. In the event of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks and associated demand and supply shocks, therefore, it is expected that severe impacts will be experienced not only by large-scale commercial poultry producers, but also by small-scale poultry producers, who depend upon poultry for their livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1617222025-11-06T04:40:43Z Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes Birol, Ekin Asare-Marfo, Dorene poultry developing countries rural areas intrahousehold relations highly pathogenic avian influenza Poultry production is an important livelihoods activity in the rural areas of many developing countries. Several studies from African and Asian countries have found that poultry production significantly contributes to several livelihoods indicators of rural households, such as income, food and nutrition security, and intra-household gender equality. In the event of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks and associated demand and supply shocks, therefore, it is expected that severe impacts will be experienced not only by large-scale commercial poultry producers, but also by small-scale poultry producers, who depend upon poultry for their livelihoods. 2008 2024-11-21T09:57:39Z 2024-11-21T09:57:39Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161722 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Livestock Research Institute Royal Veterinary College Birol, Ekin; Asare-Marfo, Dorene. 2008. Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes. Controlling avian flu and protecting people’s livelihoods in Africa and Indonesia; HPAI Research Brief 1. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161722
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developing countries
rural areas
intrahousehold relations
highly pathogenic avian influenza
Birol, Ekin
Asare-Marfo, Dorene
Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes
title Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes
title_full Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes
title_fullStr Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes
title_full_unstemmed Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes
title_short Impact of HPAI on Ghanaian rural poultry producers’ incomes
title_sort impact of hpai on ghanaian rural poultry producers incomes
topic poultry
developing countries
rural areas
intrahousehold relations
highly pathogenic avian influenza
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