The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program is offering a free online course on animal breeding and genetics. Continue reading
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ACGG / Chickens / Ethiopia / gender / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Staff / Tanzania
Voices on chicken genetics: Co-creating gender strategies that empower farmers
Julie Newton and Katrine Danielsen, gender in agriculture specialists working at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands reflect on the ACGG gender strategy and empowering women farmers in ACGG and beyond. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Diseases / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / Poultry
Ethiopian National Veterinary Institute develops manuals on managing key chicken diseases
The Ethiopian National Veterinary Institute, with the support of partners, has developed three training manuals on infectious bursal disease, marek’s disease, newcastle disease; for training veterinarians and agricultural outreach officers. In Ethiopia, as in the rest of Africa, chicken production is integral to the livelihoods of smallholder rural households. Poultry production is a source of income … Continue reading
ACGG / Capacity Strengthening / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry
Going Places with the next generation at ‘Doro family day’
The Going Places project, in collaboration with the ACGG Ethiopia team, organized an open ‘Doro family day’, a special event for children and their parents, at the ILRI campus in Addis Ababa on 10 June 2017. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / gender / In focus / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Southern Africa / Tanzania
Benefits of ACGG through the eyes of women in Chalinze, Tanzania
The following post is summarized from the women only group discussion that was conducted, as part of a gender assessment activity, in Chalinze village, Tanzania. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / gender / Genetics / ILRI / In focus / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Research
‘Where chickens and women rule’—new postcards series on gender in poultry farming
The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program has created a series of postcards relating to the challenges of gender in poultry development. The postcard series is named after the campaign ‘Where chickens and women rule’ and relates to various publications on gender that the program has released. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / gender / In focus / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Staff / Tanzania
Voices on chicken genetics: Facilitating women empowerment and poverty alleviation in southern Tanzania
Charles Mpemba, subnational coordinator (SNC) for the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) Project in Southern Zone, Tanzania discusses his observations and role in the project. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / gender / ILRI / LiveGene / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / West Africa
ACGG introduces its common conceptual gender framework
This poster, which was presented at the 7th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting of the Global Alliance for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) on 11 May 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to introduces the common conceptual gender framework. Continue reading
ACGG / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research
Advanced training course on ‘statistical analysis of ACGG on-farm data’ 12–16 June 2017 in Addis Ababa
A new ACGG advanced training course on ‘statistical analysis of ACGG data’ will take place on 12-16 June 2017 on the ILRI Addis Ababa campus in Ethiopia. 15 ACGG participants and 10 international students can participate to this course. Continue reading
ACGG / Chickens / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Staff / West Africa
Role of university-industry nexus in sustainable smallholder chicken development
The African Chicken Genetic Gains Nigeria (ACGG-NG) project staff participated in a three-day workshop jointly organized by the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Continue reading
Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions 