Authors :
Kaboré Nicole S. B; Nenonene Amen; Ouattara Seydou; Bougma Valérie
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 2 - February
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7737347
Abstract :
The local chicken is of great economic and
socio-cultural importance in Burkina Faso. However,
this breeding is not well documented. The purpose of this
study is toprovide an overview of this activity, which is
becoming increasingly important in both rural and periurban areas. A socio- economic survey was therefore
conducted on 750 people in the three agro-ecological
zones of the country. The study revealed that poultry
farming is practiced by 66% ofmen and 34% of women;
45% of them have not received formal education and
35.33% of them are literate in local languages. Among
the respondents, 39.47% have been trained in animal
husbandry and 21.47% are members of farmers'
organizations. Twentypercent of respondents are largescale producers who raise chickens exclusively. Among
the small producers, 70% of them operate a mixture of
poultry species, while 30% are exclusively involved in
chicken. In terms of morpho-biometrics, local chickens
weigh an average of 0.82kg with a maximum of 1.850kg.
A strong correlation was found between the weight and
the length of the neck-cloaca (r =0.50), the weight and
the age of the subjects (r=0.53).Local chicken farming in
Burkina is characterized by a strong tendency to semidivide (42%). The constraints noted for the activity are
diseases (35.2%), access to raw materials for food,
financing and lack of infrastructure, and unfair
competition (14%). This study identified the strengths
and weaknesses of poultry farming in three agroecological zones of Burkina Faso.
Keywords :
Poultry Farming ; Agro Ecological Zone ; Burkina Faso
The local chicken is of great economic and
socio-cultural importance in Burkina Faso. However,
this breeding is not well documented. The purpose of this
study is toprovide an overview of this activity, which is
becoming increasingly important in both rural and periurban areas. A socio- economic survey was therefore
conducted on 750 people in the three agro-ecological
zones of the country. The study revealed that poultry
farming is practiced by 66% ofmen and 34% of women;
45% of them have not received formal education and
35.33% of them are literate in local languages. Among
the respondents, 39.47% have been trained in animal
husbandry and 21.47% are members of farmers'
organizations. Twentypercent of respondents are largescale producers who raise chickens exclusively. Among
the small producers, 70% of them operate a mixture of
poultry species, while 30% are exclusively involved in
chicken. In terms of morpho-biometrics, local chickens
weigh an average of 0.82kg with a maximum of 1.850kg.
A strong correlation was found between the weight and
the length of the neck-cloaca (r =0.50), the weight and
the age of the subjects (r=0.53).Local chicken farming in
Burkina is characterized by a strong tendency to semidivide (42%). The constraints noted for the activity are
diseases (35.2%), access to raw materials for food,
financing and lack of infrastructure, and unfair
competition (14%). This study identified the strengths
and weaknesses of poultry farming in three agroecological zones of Burkina Faso.
Keywords :
Poultry Farming ; Agro Ecological Zone ; Burkina Faso
