Sustainable broiler production in North Macedonia – A value chain guide to best practice
The "Sustainable Broiler Production in North Macedonia - A Value Chain Guide to Best Practice" was developed to promote a sustainable broiler meat industry in North Macedonia so as to deliver a high-quality product that can compete directly with the current high volume of imported product. This guide supports the VC stakeholders to achieve efficiency gains under better environmental stewardship. Broiler growers, integrators, processors, suppliers, foodservice companies, retailers and outside stakeholders realise the importance of working together on shared goals, implementing best practices, tracking progress, and continuing to drive a continuous improvement. This guide facilitates this process.
The guide is a tool to support a continuous improvement in the sustainability performance of the value chain through leadership, innovation, multi-stakeholder engagement and collaboration. It successfully aggregates a list of best management practices that could be utilised on farms, hatcheries and processing operations both today and into the future. The guide also incorporates the important function of maintaining the high standards for welfare and food safety.
The guide has been developed by FAO and the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food of the University of St. Cyril and Methodius of the Republic of North Macedonia.
It is expected that this publication will serve as a practical guide to both experienced and novice poultry producers alike, as well as for students and researchers.
