Synopsis for M.Sc. (Hons) Poultry Science Title: Nutritional and Economic Contribution of Indigenous Poultry in Food Security and Poverty Alleviation District Faisalabad. Abstract This research will investigate the factors controlling smallholder poultry production under relatively intensive conditions to produce meat and eggs for subsistence and support the household economy after selling the surplus. The present study will be conducted in Faisalabad to explore the raising and management of smallholder backyard poultry units. The area will be divide into six zones by naturally available roads. The six different zones are linked to Sargodha road, Lahore road, Satiana road, and Sumundri road, Jhang Road, and Amipur road 30 households per road (i.e., n = 180) will be selected from each