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African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Tadelle Dessie on BBC Africa: why breed more productive chickens?

Chickens are catching up in the livestock race (photo credit: AFP) Tadelle Dessie, program leader of the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program was recently interviewed by BBC Africa reporter Akwasi Sarpong. Dessie highlights the opportunities with long-standing village poultry rearing and...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
James Stapleton

Diversity is key to innovation and resilience, but in the right measure — Koen Vanmechelen

Too much diversity leads to ineffectiveness and too little stifles innovation. Such a sentiment has been one of the driving forces behind Belgian artist, philosopher and chicken breeder, Koen Vanmechelen . Too much inbreeding eventually inhibits the animal’s ability to adapt. But this is not just a...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

An egg is your best friend: Reflections from Tanzania Poultry Show 2016

The annual Tanzania Poultry Show brings together stakeholders in the country’s poultry industry including poultry associations, feed manufacturers, breeders, and manufactu rers of farm inputs, among others. The event also attracts professionals from both the public and private sector. In 2016, the...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
hrollings

Public-private partnerships – what are the benefits to ACGG?

How is ACGG using public-private partnerships to its advantage? ACGG has been strategically designed to foster public-private partnerships (PPPs). PPPs are at the foundation of ACGG’s strategy to catalyze a sustainable platform for the identification, multiplication, and delivery of more productive...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Nigeria sees its first batches of ‘ACGG’ birds distributed

Distribution of improved chicken strains in Nigeria (photo credit: O. Bamidele / ILRI) And so the African Chicken Genetic Gains program gets literally fleshed out in Nigeria. Over the past few months, the chicken strains to be tested in the three program countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania)...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Tesfahun Alemayehu (ILRI), socio-economic research officer

Tesfahun Alemayehu, socio-economic research officer at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, 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). Tell us about your background After...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Supporting partnerships to boost chickens role in income and nutrition

Sharon Ndegwa, program officer PICO-Eastern Africa (photo credit: PICO-EA) Sharon Ndegwa, program officer at PICO Eastern Africa 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). Tell us about your background...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Using the best science to improve chickens breeds in Africa

Olivier Hanotte, scientific advisor for ACGG at ILRI (photo credit: ILRI) Olivier Hanotte, scientific advisor at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), introduces himself and his work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits of key people in Africa Chicken Genetic Gains...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Building capacity to help Nigeria’s farmers gain from chicken

Oladeji Bamidele, national project coordinator, ACGG Nigeria (photo credit: O. Bamidele). Oladeji Bamidele, national project coordinator in the Nigeria country team, introduces himself and his work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits of key people in African Chicken Genetic Gains (...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Empowering farmers through private sector-driven innovation platforms

Denis Mujibi of PICO Eastern Africa (photo credit: ILRI/Mercy Becon). Denis Mujibi, working on innovation platforms with PICO Eastern Africa, 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). Tell us about your...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Making more productive chickens accessible to Ethiopian farms

Wondmeneh Esatu of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (photo credit: Wageningen UR). Wondmeneh Esatu, a staff of the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR) and project coordinator for Ethiopia, introduces himself and his work with the program. It is one of a series of...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

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. Tell us about your background I was born 54 years ago. I attended the University of Ibadan where I graduated...