Building the business case for smallholder poultry development (part 2): Imagining ‘ACGG+’
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Capacity Strengthening / Chickens / Genetics / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Building the business case for smallholder poultry development (part 2): Imagining ‘ACGG+’

Part two of capturing the ‘business case’ for smallholder poultry development at large, building upon key lessons from ACGG so far, and looking into options for an ‘ACGG+’ potential follow-up program. Continue reading

Building the business case for smallholder poultry development (part 1): Taking stock of ACGG ‘1’
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / Genetics / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Building the business case for smallholder poultry development (part 1): Taking stock of ACGG ‘1’

In the course of 2018, the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project team held an important meeting in Arusha, Tanzania (23-24 May) in order to capture the ‘business case’ for smallholder poultry development at large, building upon key lessons from ACGG so far, and looking into options for an ‘ACGG+’ potential follow-up program. Continue reading

ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Research

ATONU-ACGG: Bridging the gap between agriculture and nutrition in Ethiopia (video)

Since 2017 the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project and the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) projects have implemented joint interventions in Ethiopia to improve nutrition among smallholder farm households. The recent story of Zenebech Abdus already pointed to some of the benefits of the joint intervention of ATONU and ACGG for its participants on a number … Continue reading

Mapping of poultry hotspots in Tanzania
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / CRPs / East Africa / Genetics / ILRI / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Mapping of poultry hotspots in Tanzania

To support the strategic planning of the next phase of Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program, A team from the Spatial Data and Analytics Theme of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) analyzed geospatial data layers in Tanzania to identify its poultry business hotspots. These ‘hotspots’ are where the market opportunities and production potentials … Continue reading

ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Research

Under the media lens: Scientists launch Ethiopian farm to breed healthy, bug-resistant chickens

In this video, interviewees share their vision of the ‘Incubated Worlds’ chicken facility launched recently on the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research, of diversity and of chicken farming in Ethiopia. Continue reading