From sheep to broilers. Development of poultry production around Marsa Matruh, Egypt

Bastianelli Denis, Daoud Ibrahim, Lescoat Philippe, Alary Véronique, Tourrand Jean-François. 2013. From sheep to broilers. Development of poultry production around Marsa Matruh, Egypt. In : International congress on advancements in poultry production in the Middle East and African states, Antalya, Turkey, 21 - 25 october 2013. World Poultry Science Association (WPSA). s.l. : s.n., 5 p. International congress on advancements in poultry production in the Middle East and African states, Antalya, Turquie, 21 Octobre 2013/25 Octobre 2013.

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Résumé : Following a drought period (1995-2010) in the Matruh region in Egypt and an increase in feed prices, traditional Bedouin sheep production systems based on transhumance on rangelands have incurred a reduction in flocks by 50 to 80%. Recently, a strong development of broiler production was observed. It is based on intensive medium-scale production, with a constant technical model of 5000 broilers in 600m² poultry sheds of local conception. In 10 years the production around MM raised from almost zero to more than 20 million birds / year (illustrated in Figure 1). It already represents more than 2% of the total Egyptian poultry production. Feed factories have been built, while day-old chicks still come from Alexandria or Cairo. Short-term profitability of poultry production is high, thanks to limited investment (15,000 USD/building) well controlled production costs and low manpower costs. Under good conditions, the return on investment is obtained in less than a year. However, the economic model is highly sensitive to uncontrolled factors such as high feed prices, low broiler selling prices, or even to technical accidents such as high mortality rates in summer. This example shows how modern poultry farming is a small scale family activity which is a way to adapt to the drought conditions of the last 15 years in a context where animal production was previously more extensive and traditional. It is however difficult to estimate its sustainability in this type of environment.

Classification Agris : L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales
E16 - Économie de la production

Auteurs et affiliations

• Bastianelli Denis, CIRAD-ES-UMR SELMET (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-6394-5920
• Daoud Ibrahim, APRI (EGY)
• Lescoat Philippe, AgroParisTech (FRA)
• Alary Véronique, CIRAD-ES-UMR SELMET (EGY) ORCID: 0000-0003-4844-5423
• Tourrand Jean-François, CIRAD-DGDRS (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/571602/)

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