Poultry farming solutions for a sustainable development of marshlands areas of South Iraq
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Kuupäev
2018
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Autorid
Rossi, G.
Conti, L.
Bambi, G.
Monti, M.
Barbari, M.
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Abstrakt
The Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Systems of University of Florence
carried out cooperation projects in the South Iraq, funded by Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and International Coop
eration, focused on the development of rural areas. All the proposed
interventions were designed taking into account some key points, such as the development of
sustainable farming systems, the protection of the environment, the empowerment of women role.
Among the main activities, a particular importance is given to the simple solutions for poultry
breeding that represents an important economic resource for many farmers and a source of food
for a large segment of the population. Therefore the main aim of t
he project was to define new
building solutions to apply in the area of marshlands. A mobile poultry shelter was designed and
built to meet the demand for meat and eggs from a typical rural family. This shelter was designed
to be used for extensive breedin
g, with animals free to graze outside during the day. A suitable
self
-
building methodology was applied to obtain results from farmers without specific skills for
wood construction thanks to which they learn the appropriate way to build poultry shelters. As
conclusion, poultry breeding can be spread in the area of marshlands using the simple self
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building structures presented in the study.
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