Right to Livelihoods in Haiti
Focus on egg production and rural household livelihood strategies
Focus on egg production and rural household livelihood strategies
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He goes on about the volitle cost of corn. And that’s a huge po<strong>in</strong>t. With prices ris<strong>in</strong>g and fall<strong>in</strong>g 300% it<br />
would be far better <strong>to</strong> <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong> corn…<br />
There are feeds for multiple stages of chicken’s development. They bought from another outlet. Hi Pro<br />
only sells one feed<br />
2 Biggest Problems<br />
Type of chics, Type of food<br />
If you don’t have 200 layers you cannot be profitable<br />
In best case scenarios, you will only get 90% of potential output because of illness, defects…<br />
Talks about all the problems with eggs from DR. They spoil a lot. Takes days <strong>to</strong> get them <strong>to</strong> the border.<br />
Then they come across. Sit <strong>in</strong> the sun. Move down bad roads…. A major disadvantage for the Dom<strong>in</strong>icans<br />
and a major problem for people consum<strong>in</strong>g the eggs here.<br />
To be successful, a producer must be <strong>in</strong> control of the feed. Silo, moulen. BUT I would add, land and<br />
production because of the sw<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> cost of corn. And if you have silo then you can make 300% on the<br />
corn, why bother with chickens.
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