Domestic Poultry as a Mechanism to Fight Poverty in two Villages in Fayoum Governorate

Abstract

This Research aimed to identifying domestic poultry as a source of income and nutrition to the rural family in the study area, understanding the gender roles played by the sample members in domestic poultry, defining the source of information that the sample members refer to regarding domestic poultry, identifying the problems of domestic poultry and the sample members suggestions to improve the level of domestic poultry in the study area. The research was conducted in Fayoum governorate, the  human field of the research are members of the household that owns domestic poultry from Zaweit ELkerdasah and Bani Saleh villages, Fayoum district, sample size was 200 respondents, the study is subjective, the data was collected in April, May 2023, Results were displayed using frequencies and percentages. The most important results the research found were, the returns from domestic poultry are used to improve the income and nutrition level of household members. The roles related to poultry care are mainly
associated with women. Personal experience and neighbors are the most important source of information. The most important problem which the sample members suffer from is high prices of basic requirements for home poultry production; one of the most important suggestions of the respondents is the need for state support for poultry production requirements and activating the role of state institutions in the villages.