Author Archives: Ewen Le Borgne

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‘One egg per day per person’, says African Chicken Genetic Gains project leader at launch in Nigeria

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On 22 July 2015 the ACGG project was officially launched in Nigeria in the presence of government officials and key stakeholders in the Nigerian chicken value chain. The event promoted the nutritional value of eggs and recommended ‘one egg per day per person’. Continue reading →

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

Ethiopia launch marks roll-out of chicken genetics improvement project in Africa

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The Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project was launched on 5 August 2015 on the premises of the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR), following the first innovation platform meeting which was run by the PICO-Eastern Africa team on 3-4 August in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Continue reading →

ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / West Africa

African chicken genetics project agrees integrated approaches and key milestones

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The first program management team (PMT) meeting of the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project took place on 18–19 May 2015 at the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Continue reading →