Victoria Maghembe, a 34-year-old farmer at Kijima village in Mwanza, Lake Zone in Tanzania, shares how the ACGG project has changed her and her family’s life. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regions
Voices on chicken genetics: Improved chicken farming is a pathway to economically empowered women and households
Felekech Lemecha Biru is a sub-national coordinator working in the Oromia regional state in Ethiopia. In this short post she discusses what excites and concerns her about her work with ACGG. Continue reading
Sanula Alfred: Income from chicken sales has given me access to piped water
Sanula Alfred lives in Mtunungu Village in Masasi District of Tanzania. She has used income from chicken sales to install piped water to her house freeing her from the daily chore of fetching water. Continue reading
Voices on chicken genetics: Transforming smallholder chicken production into small business enterprises
Ajayi Folasade is subnational coordinator for the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project in Zone 2 of Rivers State in Nigeria. She introduces herself and her work in this post, which is one of a series of portraits of key people in the project. Continue reading
Teaching aid helps Ethiopian farmers allocate more money for nutritious animal-source foods
An innovative teaching aid developed by a field assistant working with the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) project in Ethiopia is making the concept of budgeting for better nutrition easier to grasp for farmers. Continue reading
Voices on chicken genetics: A positive view of poultry’s role in improving household nutrition
Mesfin Lakew is subnational coordinator for the Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project in the Amhara region in Ethiopia. In this interview he discusses his role and vision for the project. This post is one of a series of portraits of key people in ACGG. Continue reading
Assessment report of gender capacities of ACGG partners in Ethiopia
The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project has carried out a gender capacity assessment of its partners in Ethiopia. The findings of this assessment will be used to formulate a capacity development response that will build partners’ capability to effectively and efficiently solve problems and carry out gender-responsive activities. Continue reading
Entry points for improving gender practice in Tanzania poultry project
A team from the Netherlands Royal Institute for the Tropics (KIT) visited Tanzania in February 2017 and prepared a tailored ‘gender strategy’ together with the ACGG Tanzania team. Continue reading
ACGG Tanzania gender capacity assessment report released
The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program in Tanzania conducted a gender capacity assessment in the country in January 2017. The following post is adapted from the executive summary of the study’s report. Continue reading
Going Places: Introducing ACGG videos on ‘where chickens and women rule’
We asked women to describe their challenges, opportunities and experiences of keeping poultry. In these videos, women involved in the ACGG project around Addis Ababa in Ethiopia share their experiences. Continue reading