Presented by Johan van Arendonk (Wageningen University) at the First ACGG Program Management Team meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-20 May 2015

1. 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

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

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

4. 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

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

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