Dear Moderators and fellow Contributors,
 
I would like to share some views on Influencing policy for family poultry:

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> ·         What should be the purpose of family poultry policies?
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>      FP policies should work out the roadmap where the socioeconomically disadvantaged / poorest of the poor could use FP as a potent tool for livelihood and women’s empowerment
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> ·         Is policy changing a prerequisite to steer family poultry development towards meeting the needs of the poor?
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>       The dynamics of poverty and resource accessibility is ever-changing; we have to possibly re-program various aspects with newer advances in technology & research and also increase participatory approaches. Policy accordingly has to adapt. 
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> ·         What can policies do to support family poultry? 
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> ·         How much importance has been given to family poultry in the current poultry development policies and what needs to be done to influence that?
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>       Policies can lay the milestones and as reflected by many contributors, create an enabling environment for the FP.
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>     Government of India has taken into cognizance the immense importance of FP and is implementing a program on FP. This, however, may need many interventions along the way.
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> ·         Have family poultry development projects influenced policy, if so, why and how?
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>       FP in Bangladesh, Africa and FAO programs have indeed influenced policy in India who were into the research since long (since 1990s) and were building capacity for production of low-input birds, but could launch a nation-wide program only as late as 2009. Notable is the fact that this was despite the fear of Avian Influenza in the backyard flocks- thus the importance of FP is self-explanatory. 
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> ·         Have needs and priorities of the commercial poultry industry negative impacts on the policies for family poultry?
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>       Of course, with biosecurity, food safety, international trade, SPS issues, there will always be a negative impact but as some contributors said they may complement each other as well. However, it is to be seen whether the urge to sustain and flourish further with higher yielding poultry would bring some transitory farmers on crossroads with commercial poultry conflicts. 
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> ·         What arguments and facts are required to achieve pro family poultry policies?
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> Livelihood, poverty alleviation and women’s empowerment should be enough motivators, if properly presented and policy-makers are convinced.
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> ·         Who are the stakeholders that should work for smallholder friendly poultry policies?
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>       Central and local Government are the biggest stakeholders with social responsibilities. Self-Help Groups and NGOs (decentralized) play the crucial role in ground implementation. University and Research institutions provide important backward and forward linkages. However, some of the private low-input bird suppliers in India are playing a vested role like vertical integrators where they ensure supply of birds to the farmers’ doorstep and also the healthcare. If niche market develops they even (and in case of eggs already doing)may buy back the produce.
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> ·         What can international organizations and institutions do to achieve FP friendly policies?
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>      Networking and knowledge sharing facilitated by International Agencies across different countries and continents are proving a great boon for extrapolating and replicating the experiences.
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> ·         Is there a role of local Governments in promoting family poultry?
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> Family poultry without help of Local Government would not sustain as all aspects from IEC to training will have to be supported by them.
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> Kind Regards,
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> Sujit Nayak
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