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Author Archives: James Stapleton
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / LiveGene / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry / Research
Diversity is key to innovation and resilience, but in the right measure — Koen Vanmechelen
Koen Vanmechelen explained his view of the importance to diversity in a talk on the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on 28 October 2016. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / Countries / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / Indigenous Breeds / Nigeria / Poultry / Regions / Tanzania / West Africa
More productive chickens, a business opportunity
The latest brief by the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program, More productive chickens—potentially a multi-million dollar business, outlines how the program is reaching out to the private sector and involving poor smallholder women farmers in Africa in the chicken value chain. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry / Research / Tanzania
Tanzania women poultry farmers to reap benefits from new project
More than 2,400 smallholder farmers across Tanzania will grow their businesses, reduce food security and create employment in the local economy. These are the concrete aims announced at the launch of the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project in the country. Continue reading
