ABSTRACT

This article reports on a cluster-randomised controlled trial conducted in rural Burkina Faso evaluating a multifaceted intervention, SELEVER, that seeks to increase poultry production by delivering training and strengthening of village-level institutions providing veterinary and credit services. Households exposed to the intervention significantly increase their use of poultry inputs (veterinary services, enhanced feeds, and deworming), and report more poultry sold and higher revenue. However, there is no evidence of an increase in profits. This evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that the return to inputs may not be sufficient to counterbalance the market costs of these inputs.

摘要

本文报道了在布基纳法索农村进行的一项集群随机对照试验，该试验评估了一项多方面干预措施 SELEVER，该干预措施旨在通过提供培训和加强提供兽医和信贷服务的村级机构来增加家禽产量。受到干预的家庭显着增加了他们对家禽投入（兽医服务、增强饲料和驱虫）的使用，并报告了更多的家禽销售和更高的收入。但是，没有证据表明利润增加了。这一证据与投入回报可能不足以抵消这些投入的市场成本的假设是一致的。