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Backyard poultry farming provides multiple benefits to rural farm families in Sri Lanka. Indigenous chicken or the village chicken is the main component in backyard poultry rearing system. However, the indigenous chicken population is gradually being reduced in the country, mainly with the introduction of exotic breeds. In addition, market share of indigenous chicken is diminishing over the years. Identification of the characteristics of the farmers selling indigenous chicken and the factors that affect the market participation by indigenous chicken farmers will be useful in conservation and sustainable utilization of indigenous chicken. Hence, the objectives of this study were to identify the factors that determine poultry market participation and sales of indigenous chicken farmers. Those determinants were evaluated by using Heckman two stage econometric model. The study was carried out in Thirappane Veterinary Division (covering four selected villages) in Anuradhapura district. Data were collected by a household survey using a structured questionnaire from 104 households rearing indigenous chicken. The first step of the Heckman two stage procedure results showed that households’ decision to participate in the poultry market was significantly (p Tropical Agricultural Research Vol. 24 (4): 347-361 (2013)

Determinants of market participation by indigenous poultry farmers: a case study in Anuradhapura district in Sri Lanka