Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact

Smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation has been developed and widely applied in Bangladesh. In this paper, the evolution of the model has been summarized and studies conducted to assess the impact of the poultry model at various stages of its evolution have been critically reviewed. T...

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Autores principales: Islam, S.M.F., Jabbar, M.A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2005
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/712
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description Smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation has been developed and widely applied in Bangladesh. In this paper, the evolution of the model has been summarized and studies conducted to assess the impact of the poultry model at various stages of its evolution have been critically reviewed. The results indicate that the project has reached the poor though not always ultra poor, the main target of the model, and that participants have benefited positively in terms of income, consumption and nutrition, empowerment of women. However, the results need to be assessed with a high degree of caution because of several methodological limitations of the impact studies. These limitations have been illustrated and suggestions have made for more objective assessment of impact of past projects and for conducting additional research for supporting smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation.
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spelling CGSpace7122023-02-15T09:51:02Z Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact Islam, S.M.F. Jabbar, M.A. Smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation has been developed and widely applied in Bangladesh. In this paper, the evolution of the model has been summarized and studies conducted to assess the impact of the poultry model at various stages of its evolution have been critically reviewed. The results indicate that the project has reached the poor though not always ultra poor, the main target of the model, and that participants have benefited positively in terms of income, consumption and nutrition, empowerment of women. However, the results need to be assessed with a high degree of caution because of several methodological limitations of the impact studies. These limitations have been illustrated and suggestions have made for more objective assessment of impact of past projects and for conducting additional research for supporting smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation. 2005 2010-02-22T11:42:31Z 2010-02-22T11:42:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/712 en Open Access Islam, S.M.F. and Jabbar, M.A. 2005. Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact. Livestock Research for Rural Development 17(10).
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Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact
title Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact
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title_fullStr Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact
title_full_unstemmed Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact
title_short Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact
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