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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...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

ILRI-led African Chicken Genetic Gains project is improving indigenous birds for better smallholder livelihoods

There is an ongoing interesting exchange of emails on dad-net (the Domestic Animal Diversity network—accessibility pending on membership), which followed the publication of a recent article on BBC regarding the involvement of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in poultry production. The...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Increasing benefits from chicken for Ethiopia’s farmers

Solomon Abegaz of EIAR, co-principal investigator of ACGG in Ethiopia (photo credit: EIAR/Semunigus Yemane). Solomon Abegaz, co-principal investigator (co-PI) in the Ethiopia country team, working with the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR), introduces himself and his work with...

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog
Ewen Le Borgne

Voices on chicken genetics: Working together to address challenges in Tanzania’s poultry sector

Said Mbaga, co-principal investigator (PI) in the Tanzania country team, 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 I am an animal scientist with a PhD in breeding. I have...