Poultry as a rural enterprise
Poultry is a pathway to rural prosperity that works on small farms. Birds give eggs for the pot and for sale, manure for the garden, and income within weeks — an enterprise women and youth can run alongside other work.
What we do
- Income from eggs, birds and manure sales
- Better household nutrition through eggs and meat
- Enterprises sized for women and youth, with quick returns on modest capital
- Organic manure that feeds kitchen gardens and fields
- Diversification — poultry spreads risk when crops fail
- Circular farming: garden waste feeds birds, bird waste feeds gardens
- Prefabricated chicken coops — see our coop page for specifications and enquiries
A modest unit of improved layers can pay back its cost within a season and keep paying. The flock also closes a loop: kitchen and garden waste becomes feed, and the manure goes back to the garden.
Good housing is the difference between an enterprise and a loss. See our prefabricated chicken coop for a ready-built, predator-proof option.
Who we work with
- Women's groups starting income projects
- Youth seeking a first agribusiness
- Households diversifying beyond crops