 Video 1 Why Rear Poultry? Chicken meat and eggs are widely consumed throughout the world. Chickens are relatively easy to rear and maintain and can offer multiple benefits for you and your family. If you have just started rearing poultry or if you already have a few birds and would like to improve your production or if you are just looking for a way to improve your family nutrition and income, this video is here to help you. Chicken meat as well as eggs contains special proteins, minerals and vitamins. These nutrients are important and allow children to grow strong, promoting healthy brain development, thus preparing them for their schooling. They also enable pregnant women to give birth to healthy babies and produce nutritious breast milk. Once thoroughly cooked, eggs and poultry meat can be eaten as they are, or may be integrated in delicious and nutritious dishes with vegetables, legumes, nuts or whole grains. By rearing poultry, you are less dependent on hunting and fishing. Poultry can also be an effective source of family income when you apply breeding techniques carefully and have an excess of produce. Poultry manure provides valuable organic fertilizer that you can sell or use on your crops. But if you ever decide to rear poultry for sale, always remember to keep some meat and eggs for your own family to eat. Rearing poultry is an activity that the entire family can get involved in. Women, men, children, everyone can participate, help and learn. Where land is scarce, chickens and other poultry are preferred over other larger livestock species such as cattle, since they don't require much space. Observe your birds and their environment regularly. Try to adapt new practices, exchange ideas with other producers and ask questions and you will soon be able to raise healthy chickens to increase your family's well-being. This video is the first of a series developed for the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, which seeks to support locally produced, high quality, safe and nutritious food and to reduce dependence on wild meat. This video series will give you the skills to produce poultry safely and efficiently. We hope you enjoy delicious chicken and egg dishes. With this additional source of protein, your family and community will improve their nutrition and be less dependent on hunting or buying wild species in decline. In this way, you are contributing to a better future for people and wildlife.