‘INCUBATED WORLDS’: Highlights of a unique art+poultry facility launched in Addis Ababa

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'INCUBATED WORLDS'—unique art+poultry facility—launched in Addis

 

Read an article at Thomson Reuters Foundation: Art and science marry in Ethiopia’s quest for the perfect chicken, 26 Apr 2018.

Read ILRI’s press release about this launch: Art and science bring poultry genetics to life in Ethiopia while celebrating local diversity in all its forms, 26 Apr 2018.

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