Raising rabbits, snails, quail, and guinea fowl

Theme pack

This month’s theme pack includes 9 items from our Resource Packs, including two backgrounders, four interview scripts, and two dramas. It also includes seven Barza Wire Farmer stories.

Backgrounders and issue packs

• Raising guinea fowl for food and income
• Raising guinea fowl

Interviews

• Raising snails for food and profit
• Raising rabbits for meat and profit: Part one
• Raising rabbits for meat and profit: Part two
• Raising quail: An easy and profitable business for farmers in Cameroon

Narratives

• Raising guinea pigs for meat or money

Dramas

• Feed your birds right: How the King of guinea fowl farmers won his crown
• Common rabbit diseases and how to treat them successfully

Barza Wire stories

• Côte d’Ivoire: Concerned about avian flu, poultry farmers diversify with rabbits
• Zimbabwe: Rabbit meat gaining popularity as a protein source
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Guinea pigs make their way into homes and diets
• Ghana: Rearing guinea fowl proves reliable business for farmers
• Ghana: Using guinea fowl to manage pests and fertilize the soil
• Kenya: Farmers use rabbit urine as pesticide and fertilizer
• Uganda: War victim supports siblings by raising quail