POULTRY PRODUCTION
POULTRY PRODUCTION FOREWORD. Poultry farming makes a substantial contribution to household food security throughout the developing world. Helps diversify incomes and provides quality food, energy, fertilizers and renewable asset in over 80% of the rural households. However small scale producers are constrained by such challenges:
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