From Dr. Salissou Issa, Dept of Animal Productions, INRAN, NigerDear Participants, I would like to say I agree with Dr. Sujit Nayak, and I have just added few comments. 1. What should be the purpose of family poultry policies? 1.1.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. 1.2. FP policies should work promote a sustainable poultry production in countries with low population (Sahelian countries). 2. Is policy changing a prerequisite to steer family poultry development towards meeting the needs of the poor? 2.1.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. 2.2.Policy accordingly has to adapt. I think we should use the paradigm of IAR4D (Innovation platforms and value chains analysis in developing FP. 2.3.In addition, we should encourage research that promote the use of thermo-labile vaccines, FP poultry workers training, local alternatives feedstuffs (grains, legume trees pods, etc.), and reduce chicks mortality in especially guinea fowl in Niger and Burkina Faso. 3. Have needs and priorities of the commercial poultry industry negative impacts on the policies for family poultry? 3.1.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. 3.2.For example, in Niger a new private hatchery is supplying small family producers thus contributing to FP developpement. 4. What arguments and facts are required to achieve pro family poultry policies? 4.1.Livelihood, poverty alleviation and women’s empowerment should be enough motivators, if properly presented and policy-makers are convinced. 4.2. In addition, in countries which are traditionally livestock (ruminants) producers we can argument with reduction of poultry product imports, contribution to labor provision , and health aspects (less cholesterol in poultry meat). Best Regards, Salissou --- En date de : Ven 15.6.12, Funso Sonaiya <[log in to unmask]> a écrit : De: Funso Sonaiya <[log in to unmask]> Objet: Last Day of conference! À: [log in to unmask] Date: Vendredi 15 juin 2012, 15h48 Dear Participants, Today is the last day of this conference. I am inviting all participants to send in their thoughts on any of the topics we have been discussing so that they may be included in the outcome of this conference. This is a call especially to participants who have not sent in any messages. Please make the messages brief and to the point. Do not ask for personal answers or request for CDs, papers, etc in your message to all participants. Please send such personal requests directly to the concerned participant. Do not send it to the listserv. Thanks you very much for your active participation. Prof. E. B. Sonaiya Dept. of Animal Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, NIGERIA. [log in to unmask], +234 803 719 7378 Co-ordinator, International Network for Family Poultry Development. <www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/en/infpd/home.html> To unsubscribe from the PoultryDevelopment-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?TICKET=NzM0Njk5IHNhbGlzc291aXNzYUBZQUhPTy5GUiBQT1VMVFJZREVWRUxPUE1FTlQtTOpMvdRfXk1v&c=SIGNOFF ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the PoultryDevelopment-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(PoultryDevelopment-L,SIGNOFF);