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Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security through Poultry-Crop Integration

This presentation discusses the NKUKU4U project, which aims to enhance chicken-crop systems as a sustainable solution to nutritional challenges in Tanzania. The project involves interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration, including data collection from households, vaccination against Newcastle Disease, promotion of good agricultural practices, and nutrition promotion. Results include a reduction in cases of Newcastle Disease, increased chicken-keeping participation and flock size, improved child nutrition, and increased crop yields. Success factors include commitment and cooperation, integration of interventions, and support from authorities and community leaders. Challenges include weather conditions, participant dropouts, chicken diseases, and vaccination difficulties.

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Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security through Poultry-Crop Integration

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  1. The United Republic of Tanzania Agriculture Sector Lead Ministries 5TH ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY CONFERENCE (AAPC) THEME: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under the Agricultural Sector Development Program (ASDP-2) DAY 1: TREASURY SQUARE, DODOMA DAY 2 & 3: DODOMA HOTEL, DODOMA 13th – 15th February, 2019 Partners:

  2. Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security through Family Poultry and Crop Integration Nnally Luitfrid – TFNC

  3. Background • NKUKU4U: “Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security through Family Poultry and Crop Integration”. • Five year interdisciplinary project 2014-18 in Mpwapwa & Manyoni The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  4. METHODS • Objective: To enhance chicken-crop systems as a sustainable solution to the nutritional challenges • Mixed methodology • Interdisciplinary & multisectoral team (University of Sydney, TVLA, Mikocheni ARI, TFNC, District Councils and Communities) The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  5. Methods • 510 households with children < 24 m. • Questionnaire (maternal & child health, nutrition, livelihood) • Participatory rural appraisal • Maternal and child Anthropometry • Chicken data The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  6. INTERVENTIONS Vaccinating chickens against Newcastle Disease The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  7. INTERVENTIONS Good Agricultural Practices The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  8. INTERVENTIONS Nutrition promotion The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  9. Results/Success Story • Reduction of cases of Newcastle Disease in poultry. • Increased proportion of HH keeping chickens: 47.7 to 71.9%. • Improved flock size per HH: 9 to 13 chickens. • Increased participation of women in poultry keeping. The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  10. Results/Success Story • Children 6-23m who consume ≥4 food groups increased from 7 to 25%. • Reduction of children who suffer from acute malnutrition • Increase in yield of sorghum from 200 to 836 Kg/ha The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  11. Factors for Success • Commitment and good cooperation within project team members • Integration of nutrition specific and sensitive interventions (livestock, crop and nutrition) • Support from District authorities and village community leaders • Willingness of project participants to provide information The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  12. Key Bottlenecks and Challenges • Weather: extended drought and short heavy rainfall (<600mm per annum) • Participants Drop out: divorce, shifting, restrictions by husband, superstitious beliefs • Chicken diseases, nutrition deficiencies and external parasites The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  13. Key Bottlenecks and Challenges • Drop out of & inefficient vaccinators • Reluctance due to cost sharing & refusal to vaccinate • Sustaining the revolving fund for vials • Inflation effect on vaccine vial price The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  14. Addressing the Challenges • Continue liaison with participants and community leaders • Training new community vaccinators • Introducing early maturity and high yield seeds to with short rainfall and extended drought period • Feed back and evaluation meetings with participants and community leaders • Poultry husbandry training to Community Assistants and Community Vaccinators • Workshop on crop selection and GAP to participants • Disease surveillance survey to explore other diseases killing chickens The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) Theme: Prioritizing Agriculture in the Industrialization Agenda for Tanzania under ASDP-2

  15. Partners:

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