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ILRI News on poultry

01 Jul 2019

African Chicken Genetics project hands over plan for the Tanzanian Smallholder Poultry Association to government

Written by Tsion Issayas The 7th African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) national innovation platform and handover of the Tanzanian Smallholder Poultry Association (TASPA) to the government was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19–20 June 2019 (photo credit: ILRI/Tsion Issayas). The 7 th African...

Paul KaraimuCommunications Officer

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog

10 May 2019

Building the business case for smallholder poultry development (part 2): Imagining ‘ACGG+’

In the course of 2018, the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project team held an important meeting in Arusha, Tanzania (May 23-24) in order to capture the ‘business case’ for smallholder poultry development at large, building upon key lessons from ACGG so far, and looking into options for a...

Ewen Le Borgne

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Publications on poultry

Journal Article

Published2019

The maternal origin of indigenous domestic chicken from the Middle East, the north and the horn of Africa

Journal Article

Published2020

European and Asian contribution to the genetic diversity of mainland South American chickens

Presentation

Published2019

Salmonella and Staphylococcus contamination in pork and chicken in Cambodian markets

Journal Article

Published2019

Dissemination and characterisation of Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases, AmpC β-lactamases and metallo-β-lactamases from livestock and poultry in Northeast India: A molecular surveillance approach

Conference Paper

Published2019

Carcass characteristics and organ weights of broiler chickens fed varying inclusion levels of Cassava (Manihotesculentacrantz) peel based diets

Journal Article

Published2019

Infectious and parasitic diseases of poultry in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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ILRI Projects on poultry

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...

Nov 2018Oct 2022

Urban food markets in Africa: Incentivizing food safety using a pull-push approach

The project aims to improve food safety in urban informal markets in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. While previous efforts have focused on training producers or regulators with little attention to incentives for behaviour change, the project investigates if consumer demand can provide the same...

Nov 2014Oct 2019

African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG)

African Chicken Genetic Gains is an Africa-wide collaboration led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). In November 2014, ILRI and partners initiated this new collaboration to provide better chickens to smallholder farmers in Africa. Part of the wider ‘LiveGene‘ initiative, ACGG...

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ILRI News on poultry

Boosting Uganda’s action plans on livestock development – BMZ-funded project to tackle animal health challenges

African Chicken Genetics project hands over plan for the Tanzanian Smallholder Poultry Association to government

Building the business case for smallholder poultry development (part 2): Imagining ‘ACGG+’

Publications on poultry

The maternal origin of indigenous domestic chicken from the Middle East, the north and the horn of Africa

European and Asian contribution to the genetic diversity of mainland South American chickens

Salmonella and Staphylococcus contamination in pork and chicken in Cambodian markets

Dissemination and characterisation of Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases, AmpC β-lactamases and metallo-β-lactamases from livestock and poultry in Northeast India: A molecular surveillance approach

Carcass characteristics and organ weights of broiler chickens fed varying inclusion levels of Cassava (Manihotesculentacrantz) peel based diets

Infectious and parasitic diseases of poultry in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

ILRI Projects on poultry

Women in business: chicken seed dissemination in Ethiopia and Tanzania

Urban food markets in Africa: Incentivizing food safety using a pull-push approach

African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG)