PRODUCTIVE SCOPE IN BACKYARD POULTRY PROJECTS GRANTED BY THE STRATEGIC FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM IN TEPECOACUILCO, GUERRERO

Abstract

Objective: to identify the socioeconomic factors that favored food production and families' income to improve their food security through backyard poultry projects.

Methodology: 31 families who had a backyard project for the production of chicken meat and eggs were surveyed, and the information was completed with 2 participatory workshops.

Results: The average area of the backyards per family was 48.27 m2 and the average area destined to the projects installed by the program was 25.3 m2. It was found that only 16.1% of the projects studied are in operation, families with active projects mentioned that they had improvements in their diet since their consumption of eggs and healthy meats increased. Regarding egg production, an annual average of 187.2 kg was obtained in operating projects.

Limitations: The conditions of local violence in the study region limited the possibility of interviewing all the beneficiaries selected in the sample.

Conclusions: The beneficiaries had a contribution to improve their family diet, however, the results indicate that the family needs are not yet fully satisfied since the beneficiaries still continue to buy eggs that they consider essential for their diet. Regarding the income generated, their contribution to the household was practically zero and of little relevance.

Keywords: families, production, food security, backyards.