Simbarashe Sibanda, managing director of the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) initiative and ATONU project leader for the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program, was one of the members of the ATONU team which visited poultry production sites in Axum and Debre Zeit, Ethiopia in December 2015. We spoke to Sibanda about ATONU’s contribution to ACGG going forward. Continue reading
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ACGG / Chickens / Ethiopia / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry
How African Chicken Genetic Gains program aligns with Ethiopia’s livestock master plan
The Ethiopia Livestock Master Plan (LMP) was published in August 2015 with the objective of clearly outlining the path to development for the livestock sector in country. The main investment interventions outlined were better genetics, feed and health services, which, together will improve productivity and total production in the key livestock value chains including poultry. In this post we hope to give a brief outline of how the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) is contributing to the LMP’s objectives. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / Poultry
The Horro breed: A success story of improving chicken in Ethiopia
The development of the Horro breed in Ethiopia is a success story for the team that has been working on it since 2008. The breed will be used as a benchmark for improving other indigenous chicken genetic resources in the country. Continue reading
African chicken genetics project to empower women in Tanzania
Rehema Mwatemba, a gender specialist working with the African Chicken Genetic Gains program in Tanzania, explains how the project’s interventions with promote gender equality and empower women. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry / Research / Staff
Voices on chicken genetics: Fostering partnerships for more productive chickens in sub-Saharan Africa
Tadelle Dessie, Program leader at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), introduces himself and his work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits of key people in Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG). Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry / Research / Staff
Voices on chicken genetics: Improving poultry performance for food security in Ethiopia
Getnet Assefa, principal investigator of ACGG in Ethiopia and national livestock research coordinator at the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR), introduces himself and his work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits of key people in Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG). Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / LiveGene / Livestock / Poultry / Research
Photo story: Process of introducing chicks of selected strains in Ethiopia
This is a photo story about the hatching process carried out by the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research at the Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Centre in April 2016. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry / Research
African chickens project releases details of strains to be tested in Ethiopia
ACGG Ethiopia will test five introduced (Koekoek, Fayoumi, Sasso, Kuroiler, Embrapa 051) and at least two local chicken strains (improved Horro and a few others). These fact sheets introduce the strains in details. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Genetics / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry / Research
Voices on chicken genetics: Training African researchers in chicken genetic analysis
Hans Komen, genetics expert from Wageningen University and Research Centre, talks about a recent training course on the ‘Fundamentals of data analysis and mixed linear models in animal breeding’ that was offered by the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program. It is one in a series that displays key people in the ACGG project. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / Countries / Genetics / ILRI / LiveGene / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / Poultry
Voices on chicken genetics: Economically empowering rural farmers and the youth through poultry
Adebambo Olufunmilayo, co-principal investigator for the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) Project in Nigeria, incumbent director of the Biotechnology Centre and project leader at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), introduces herself and her work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits of key people in ACGG. Continue reading
Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions 