Gateway to poultry production and products | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

What is the Gateway to poultry production and products?

The Gateway is a repository of information on the global poultry sector, with a special focus on improving the sustainability of poultry value chains and related aspects. It is a multilingual platform where you can find and share publications, training material and video and picture stories.

Did you know?

More than 1 600 different chicken breeds are recognized worldwide.

Poultry meat is good source of phosphorus and other minerals.

Only around 3 percent of the global egg production is exported and imported.

Latest publications

Guiding principles for the design of avian influenza active surveillance in Asia – Designing active, comprehensive, risk-based avian influenza surveillance

2022

English

Farmer field schools for family poultry producers – A practical manual for facilitators

2022

English

In depth

Globally, large-scale (industrial) systems account for most of the poultry meat and eggs produced.

Chicken dominates global meat consumption as it is affordable and low in fat, and faces few religious and cultural restrictions.

Raising family poultry helps most poor rural families make ends meet, and this role is likely to continue into the foreseeable future.

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Sustainable poultry development is vital to global food security and health

Poultry can play a significant role in the lives of women in developing regions

Poultry meat and eggs are rich in high-quality protein and essential vitamins and minerals, especially for pregnant women and children

Market-oriented poultry enterprises may help the poorest households to break out of poverty

Genetic diversity is needed to adapt and improve poultry production in the face of current and future challenges