Category Archives: Animal Breeding

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

Ethiopian researchers recognized for improving productivity of country’s indigenous chickens

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Tadelle Dessie of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), who leads the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project and Negussie Dana and Wondmenh Esatu from the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) have been honoured by the Ethiopian Government for their seminal work on genetic improvement of Ethiopian indigenous chickens’ egg productivity. Continue reading →

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Voices on chicken genetics: Helping farmers understand local genetic resources

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Elise Norberg, senior scientist at Aarhus University and capacity building specialist, introduces herself and her work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits of key people in Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG). Continue reading →

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Voices on chicken genetics: Adapting breeds to increase productivity

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Getnet Seleke, livestock research coordinator at the Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, introduces himself and his work in this one of a series of portraits of key people in Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG). Continue reading →

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Voices on chicken genetics: Empowering women to benefit their families

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Fadhili Guni works at the Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI) as head of poultry unit. He introduces himself and his work in this one of a series of portraits of key people in the Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program. Continue reading →

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Voices on chicken genetics: Conserving and improving genetic resources for food security

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Johan van Arendonk, professor of breeding and genetics at Wageningen University, introduces himself and his work in this one of a series of portraits of key people in Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program. Continue reading →

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Advanced poultry breeding capacity development – short term training for long term gains

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The African Chicken Genetic Gains program recently hosted a one-week training course (28 September-2 October 2015) in Addis Ababa. Two teachers and two students were interviewed to give us impressions of the objectives of the course, their involvement in it and what could come out of it. Continue reading →

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Advanced course on breeding by Africa chicken genetics project in Sept 2015

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An advanced course on ‘Design and implementation of breeding programs for smallholder poultry farmers’ by the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 27 September to 2 October 2015, at the ILRI campus. Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Tanzania women poultry farmers to reap benefits from new project

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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 →