Socio-Economic Impact Of Free Range Local Chickens Vaccinated Against Newcastle Disease In Mtwara Rural District, Mtwara Region

ABSTRACT

Poultry industry is an important sector with substantial contribution to the

community, nation economy and social welfare. Newcastle disease (ND) is the main

constraint for village chicken production in Tanzania, and chicken vaccination is the

only effective way to control ND. This study was carried out to evaluate ND

vaccination project. The objective of the study was to assess the socio-economic

impact of ND vaccination project to communities that keep Free Range Local

Chicken (FRLC) at three villages in Mtwara Region. Specifically, the study assessed

socio-economies contribution of FRLC to household, examined effects of the project

interventions on the level of knowledge, attitude and practices that poultry keepers

pose for enhancing the productivity of FRLC, examined gender issues in

implementation of ND vaccination project and its sustainability. Focus group

discussions (FGD) and a structured questionnaire were used to collect data. A total of

210 households which were in the project were randomly sampled the heads were

subjected to the questionnaire. The study used descriptive statistical and inferential

methods to analyze data. This was accomplished by Statistical Package for Social

Science’s (SPSS version 13.0). Result from the study revealed a statistical lower

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APA

KAYUNI, G (2021). Socio-Economic Impact Of Free Range Local Chickens Vaccinated Against Newcastle Disease In Mtwara Rural District, Mtwara Region. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-impact-of-free-range-local-chickens-vaccinated-against-newcastle-disease-in-mtwara-rural-district-mtwara-region

MLA 8th

KAYUNI, GIBONCE "Socio-Economic Impact Of Free Range Local Chickens Vaccinated Against Newcastle Disease In Mtwara Rural District, Mtwara Region" Afribary. Afribary, 10 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-impact-of-free-range-local-chickens-vaccinated-against-newcastle-disease-in-mtwara-rural-district-mtwara-region. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

KAYUNI, GIBONCE . "Socio-Economic Impact Of Free Range Local Chickens Vaccinated Against Newcastle Disease In Mtwara Rural District, Mtwara Region". Afribary, Afribary, 10 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-impact-of-free-range-local-chickens-vaccinated-against-newcastle-disease-in-mtwara-rural-district-mtwara-region >.

Chicago

KAYUNI, GIBONCE . "Socio-Economic Impact Of Free Range Local Chickens Vaccinated Against Newcastle Disease In Mtwara Rural District, Mtwara Region" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-impact-of-free-range-local-chickens-vaccinated-against-newcastle-disease-in-mtwara-rural-district-mtwara-region