Tesfahun Alemayehu, research associate and economist with the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program in Ethiopia, gives an account of the recent on-farm training sessions that took place in the three countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania) where ACGG operates. Continue reading
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ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Staff
Voices on chicken genetics: Liberating Nigerian women from poverty with poultry
Isaac Adeyinka, co-principal investigator in Nigeria introduces himself and his work. This is one of a series of portraits of key people in the Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / West Africa
ILRI-led African Chicken Genetic Gains project is improving indigenous birds for better smallholder livelihoods
The ACGG project is concerned with the development of indigenous chickens and this post explains the position of the project on this matter, following a conversation that started with a BBC article mentioning the Bill & Melinda Gates’ involvement in poultry production. 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
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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
ACGG / Capacity Strengthening / Ethiopia / ILRI / Innovation Systems / LiveGene / Nigeria / Poultry / Tanzania
Innovation platforms – how are they helping us reach ACGG objectives?
What exactly is an innovation platform and how will it help the African Chicken Genetic Gains project reach its goals? Continue reading
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Voices on chicken genetics: Getting stakeholders in Nigeria excited about chicken farming
Emmanuel Babafunso Sonaya, principal investigator for ACGG Nigeria (and professor at Obafemi Awolowo University), 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 / Capacity Strengthening / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / West Africa
Project management team meeting puts women, youth and innovation platforms front and centre in 2016
The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program management team (PMT) meeting took place in Arusha, Tanzania, recently (27-28 January 2016). Key partners came to discuss program achievements and objectives for the coming year. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Capacity Strengthening / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Tanzania
March 2016 advanced course on fundamentals of data analysis and mixed linear models in animal breeding
In February/March 2016, ACGG offers a second training course on ‘Fundamentals of data analysis and mixed linear models in animal breeding’. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Chickens / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / Poultry / Research / Tanzania
ACGG Program meetings set stage for collaboration and on-farm trials of improved chicken breeds in Africa
The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project teams held a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, on 4-11 December 2015, to plan for on-station and on-farm chicken breed trials and to discuss ways of partnering with similar projects in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania. Continue reading
Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions 