Long term genetic gains
implementation plan for the African
Chicken Genetic Gains program
Johan van Arendonk (Wageningen University)
First ACGG Program Management Team meeting,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
18-20 May 2015

Vision
• Sustainable genetic improvement
program can be primary driver for
change
• GET the genetics right and it will
serve as a systemic pull factor

Workplan
• Preparation
• Evaluate promising indigenous chicken
ecotypes
• Design and evaluation of breeding
schemes
• Outline path forward for sustainable
genetic improvement

Activities
Team and capacity building
• Training workshops on
– Breeding programs (sept, 2015)
– Statistical analysis (2016)
– Sustainable poultry breeding (2017)
• Development of e-learning material
Research
– Analysing past  guidelines for future
– Getting it right

• Collaboration is crucial
• Important to meet needs
• Focus on impact: pathway out of
poverty
 Contact person for each country
Getting it right

more productive chickens for
Africa’s smallholders
http://africacgg.net
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