Country focus

In Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo, poultry farmers at all levels are taking advantage of the country’s growing demand for indigenous birds.

In India, tribal communities have been involved in rearing backyard poultry since time immemorial – long before the government and development agencies counted it as a form of livelihood and a key component of food-secur…

Rumours about the spread of coronavirus through chicken have wreaked
havoc in West Bengal’s poultry industry, with losses amounting to
several billions of dollars and thousands of farmers losing their
livelihoods.…

Ms Dalgado from Premium Chick Feeds, Mumbai, India, speaks with Ceva's Guillermo Gonzalez, DVM, on poultry health in India.

With an expanding poultry sector comes an increasing problem – bird waste.

In spite of an uphill battle since 2016, South African poultry’s major players are cautiously optimistic about 2019.

In Africa the potential of guinea fowl largely remains untapped across the continent’s sprawling markets.

With support from both the US government and their own national agricultural bodies, Ghana’s chicken farmers are mobilising to prise the maximum benefit from an ambitious project to boost the country’s poultry production.…

Across India, backyard poultry farming is increasingly offering remote rural families both food and financial support – and as take-up grows, its effects on marginalised groups, especially women, could prove dramatic.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It is a classic question. But, for leaders of African countries, international charity organizations and large development funds that try to address the global hunger problem, both chicken and eggs may provide a credible answer.…

Despite an uncertain economic climate, and having recently been hit by avian influenza, Zimbabwe’s domestic poultry market is growing rapidly – and consumers’ taste for end-of-lay hens means it’s win-win for the country’s egg farmers.…

RSPCA Australia and a Federal Department of Agriculture find that most Australians want better animal welfare standards.

Turkey farming is a well-supported, popular sector in Canadian agriculture – but with consumer competition and heavy regulation, it also presents a high bar to new entrants. Here is some expert advice on establishing a viable business.…

Poultry feed prices in Zimbabwe have trebled since 2016 amid a persistent shortage of locally grown soya and the resulting high cost of importing the protein source.

Free-range egg producer John Brunnquell puts poultry health and wellbeing at the heart of everything he does.

How free-range eggs lifted one community out of poverty.

Overshadowing the positive findings of a recent lifecycle assessment on the carbon footprint of Canadian broiler production are the results of another survey, which show that nearly one-third of Canadians plan to reduce …

Jonna May Hernandez is the founder of the Benigna Poultry Farm in the Philippines.

Thanks to increasing oversight and clearly codified regulations, pheasant welfare has improved significantly in the UK in recent years.

Driven by rising demand from health- and eco-conscious consumers, free-range chicken farmers are gaining momentum in the Philippines.