The second CIVAS project is the inventory study in Sukabumi district as the first stage of module III of the Indonesian Dutch cooperation project on Avian Influenza control. A contract has been signed by International Agricultural Center (IAC) Wageningen and CIVAS on February 13th, 2006. Duration of the study is February 1st, 2006 to April 30th, 2006.

The objectives of the inventory study is to collect data and information of all relevant aspects (mapping the area, infrastructure, farm types, poultry marketing routes etc) in four selected sub districts in Sukabumi area. The four selected locations of the study are: (1) Cicurug subdistrict; (2) Cikembar subdistrict; (3) Kebon Pedes subdistrict; and (4) Jampang Tengah subdistrict.

The objectives of the study are (1) to describe the poultry production system in Sukabumi district; (2) to identify all commercial poultry farms in sector 1, 2, and 3; (3) to identify the route of poultry movement; (4) to collect data on backyard poultry population and number of household per village (sector 4); (5) to estimate the average poultry ownership per househould; and (6) to describe the existing capacity of district/sub disctrict livestock offices in controlling avian influenza.

The results of study will be used as a basis for selection of the vaccination field test areas. Two or three endemically infected nucleus will have to be identified where the tests activities will be concentrated.

The first meeting between CIVAS and the District Livestock Office in Sukabumi held on February 13th, 2006 to prepare and coordinate the inventory activities.

In each subdistrict, there will be two CIVAS members accompanied by two local staffs who will collect data using four different questionnaires. The first question-naire is the farm inventory, the second questionnaire is for salesmen/middlemen, the third questionnaire is for district/sub district livestock officer, and the fourth questionnaire is the village information on backyard chicken (sector 4).

CIVAS members will visit study locations starting from February 27th, 2006 and spent time around eight to ten days in each subdistrict to identify and record all farms of sector 1, 2, and 3. Data on backyard poultry of sector 4 will be colleted at village level. In each farm site, CIVAS member will use Global Positioning System (GPS) to record its geographical position. Field team leader will directly enter the GPS data into computer.