chickens

ILRI News on chickens

20 Oct 2021

From breeding to genetic solutions strategy—how a livestock genetics innovation achieves ever-growing impact at scale

The Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions Strategy (TPGS) is a genetics innovation strategy for identifying and testing high-producing farmer-preferred poultry genotypes and using them at scale to address income, nutrition and empowerment challenges in Africa, Asia and beyond. Designed in 2014, TPGS...

Murat SartasInnovation and Scaling Consultant
Tadelle DessiePrincipal Scientist - Animal Genetics/Breeding
Mulugeta Y. BirhanuResearch Officer (Socio-Economist)
Edwin KangetheDigital Extension and Scaling Specialist
Lorena Esquivias(YPARD)
Flor Prado Rivera(YPARD)
Ayanda Ntombela(YPARD)
Iddo DrorProgram Leader, Impact at Scale

ILRI News

11 Jun 2021

New chicken genetic gains project to transform smallholder chicken farming in Southeast Asia

A new International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI )-led initiative to improve smallholder chicken production in Southeast Asia has been launched. The Asian Chicken Genetic Gains , or AsCGG, project will increase access to locally acceptable, adapted and highly productive chickens and avail...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

ILRI News

09 Sep 2020

Chicken intervention in Ethiopian households improved the nutrition and growth of young children

Ethiopian chicken farmer with her children (photo credit: ILRI). ILRI animal geneticist/breeder Tadelle Dessie is one of many authors of a new paper in the Journal of Nutrition with partners from Harvard and Purdue universities and Boston College, in the US; the Food, Agriculture and Natural...

Susan MacMillanILRI Emeritus Fellow

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Publications on chickens

Book Chapter

Published2021

Improved sample selection and preparation methods for sampling plans used to facilitate rapid and reliable estimation of aflatoxin in chicken feed

Report

Published2021

Qualitative assessment of chicken and vegetable value chains in Harar and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: Food safety perspectives

Report

Published2021

Nutrition impact assessment procedures for dual-purpose chicken breed interventions in Ethiopia

Report

Published2021

Poultry production, marketing and consumption in Cambodia: A review of literature

Brief

Published2021

Biobanking African poultry breeds for the future

Report

Published2021

Progress report on poultry biobanking activities in eastern (Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania) and central (Cameroon and DR Congo) Africa

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ILRI Projects on chickens

Jan 2019Dec 2022

Women in business: chicken seed dissemination in Ethiopia and Tanzania

Methods Study of existing breed dissemination pathways; develop and test women-led business models to disseminate chicks to farmers in remote areas; engage in gender responsive and transformative approaches; assess impact on women’s empowerment and on nutrition. Expected impact Women’s empowerment...