Poultry Rearing to Strengthen Women’s Resilience in Nangarhar Province

Poultry Rearing to Strengthen Women’s Resilience in Nangarhar Province

Project Duration

April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025

Target Beneficiaries

Female-headed households in Kot and Bati Kot districts of Nangarhar Province.

Households selected based on vulnerability, low income, and willingness to participate.

Project Goal

-Empower socially and economically vulnerable women in rural Nangarhar to improve their families’ food self-sufficiency and nutritional status through poultry rearing.

-Enable women to generate income by selling eggs and chickens, contributing to long-term livelihood improvement.

-Equip participants with sustainable poultry rearing skills through hands-on training and practice.

Project Activities

-Poultry Rearing Training

Training covers six essential topics tailored to local culture and conditions:

Setting up the breeding farm: Location selection and coop construction.

Breeding management: Protecting chickens from predators and maintaining a safe enviroment.

Feeding practices: Optimal nutrition for healthy growth.

Health management and disease prevention: Ensuring the flock's well-being.

Egg hatching: Techniques for breeding and hatching eggs.

Safe production and marketing: Selling eggs and chickens while maintaining quality.

-Setting Up Chicken Coops

Each household receives materials (doors, nets, roofs) to construct coops.

Participants build coops themselves, ensuring proper ventilation, hygiene, and safety for the poultry.

-Distribution of Hens, Roosters, and Initial Supplies

Each household receives 27 hens and 3 roosters, sourced from reliable vendors, to enable breeding.

Supplies include one month’s feed, feeders, and waterers.

-Breeding, Egg Collection, and Hatching

Egg collection: Begins approximately one month after distribution.

Hatching: Fertile eggs start hatching within three months.

Sustainability: Hatched chicks grow into adult chickens within five months, continuing the cycle.

Impact:

Eggs consumed by households improve nutritional intake.

Surplus eggs can be sold or bartered, generating income for the household.