Juliana Vincent from Tanzania discusses how keeping chickens and support from the ACGG project has made her independent. Continue reading
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Poultry farming is an attractive business: Rhoda Mwile’s story
This is the story of Rhoda Mwile, a smallholder farmer from Mbeya Tanzania who is a beneficiary of the ACGG project and is aiming to make Tsh 1,000,000 profit from her chicken business. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Southern Africa / Tanzania
Farming improved chicken has changed our lives: Victoria Maghembe’s story
Victoria Maghembe, a 34-year-old farmer at Kijima village in Mwanza, Lake Zone in Tanzania, shares how the ACGG project has changed her and her family’s life. Continue reading
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Voices on chicken genetics: Improved chicken farming is a pathway to economically empowered women and households
Felekech Lemecha Biru is a sub-national coordinator working in the Oromia regional state in Ethiopia. In this short post she discusses what excites and concerns her about her work with ACGG. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / East Africa / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Southern Africa / Tanzania
Sanula Alfred: Income from chicken sales has given me access to piped water
Sanula Alfred lives in Mtunungu Village in Masasi District of Tanzania. She has used income from chicken sales to install piped water to her house freeing her from the daily chore of fetching water. Continue reading
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Teaching aid helps Ethiopian farmers allocate more money for nutritious animal-source foods
An innovative teaching aid developed by a field assistant working with the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) project in Ethiopia is making the concept of budgeting for better nutrition easier to grasp for farmers. Continue reading
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Voices on chicken genetics: A positive view of poultry’s role in improving household nutrition
Mesfin Lakew is subnational coordinator for the Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project in the Amhara region in Ethiopia. In this interview he discusses his role and vision for the project. This post is one of a series of portraits of key people in ACGG. Continue reading
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ACGG Tanzania gender capacity assessment report released
The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program in Tanzania conducted a gender capacity assessment in the country in January 2017. The following post is adapted from the executive summary of the study’s report. Continue reading
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Chicken farming has transformed my livelihood: Meseret’s story
Meseret Girmay is one of the beneficiaries of the ACGG project. The following is her success story in chicken farming. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Southern Africa / Staff / Tanzania
Voices on chicken genetics: Creating an enabling environment for farming improved chickens
Pius Mwambene works for the Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI) in Uyole and is subnational coordinator responsible for execution ACGG research activities in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. In this post, which is part of a series of portraits of key people in ACGG, he talks about his work. Continue reading
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