**4. Conclusions**

Smallholder poultry sector is significant in the aggregate economies of developing communities, providing employment, income and nutrients to households. The sector have various interrelated enterprises along the chain, which include, farming; raising of birds to produce broiler (meat) and layer (eggs), processor; transforming live bird into freshly processed meat, distributors; sales of poultry inputs like feeds, medicaments and equipment, logistic provider, etc. The individual that handles these enterprises are conceptualized as actors. The activities performs by these actors are faced with series of challenges. However, the following are some of the resilient strategies they deployed in coping with the sector:

