Poultry Production in and around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Competition and Complementarity

Abstract

This paper describes poultry production in and around the city of Dar es Salaam. The emphasis throughout is on the relationship between small-scale producers and the large, integrated firms which supply them with essential inputs such as chicks and feed, and also produce poultry products on their own account. It is argued that while at one level the integrated firms and the small-scale producers are unequal competitors, complementarity is probably the more important aspect of their relationship. Based on the limited profitability of small-scale egg and broiler production it is concluded that this is not an appropriate arena for poverty-oriented development intervention.