African Chicken Genetic Gains: A platform for testing, delivering, and continuously improving tropically-adapted chickens for productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa
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The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program aims to enhance chicken productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa through improved genetics, farmer-preferred breeds, and gender-focused initiatives. The program is designed to empower smallholder farmers, particularly women, to increase income and dietary diversity while addressing the challenges of past poultry production attempts. A scientific and industry advisory committee will guide the initiative to ensure effective governance and sustainable impact.
African Chicken Genetic Gains: A platform for testing, delivering, and continuously improving tropically-adapted chickens for productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa
- 1. African Chicken Genetic Gains A platform for testing, delivering, and continuously improving tropically-adapted chickens for productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa Tadelle Dessie (ILRI) First ACGG Program Management Team meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 18-20 May 2015
- 2. Meeting Objectives • Develop a common understanding of and alignment around ACGG’s implementation plan across all ACGG partners • Identifying critical constraints to the implementation of ACGG and brainstorm possible solutions • SIAC: Establish a mechanism of governance for ACGG and receive endorsement on the path forward for ACGG from leading professionals
- 3. Opportunity High potential for women’s empowerment Chicken leads the global meat trade with 40% of exports to Africa and the Middle East Egg and chicken meat are often the highest value agricultural product globally High potential for contributing to dietary diversity globally Low-productivity but high potential for growth across a range of systems
- 4. Opportunity High potential for women’s empowerment Chicken leads the global meat trade with 40% of exports to Africa and the Middle East Egg and chicken meat are often the highest value agricultural product globally High potential for contributing to dietary diversity globally Low-productivity but high potential for growth across a range of systems Income + Nutrition =Pathway out of Poverty
- 5. Background - Yield gaps in chicken production in Africa: the opportunity scavenging semi-scavenging Intensive Indigenous 45 70 150 Hybrid 140 150 250 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Eggs per chicken per year Indigenous Hybrid Sources: The data for the hybrid used here are from Kuroiler from an Indian environment (Ahuja et al., 2008); while for indigenous birds the data are from Hill and Modebe 1961; Oluyemi and Oyenuga,1971; Akinokun and Dettmers, 1976; Nwosu et al, 1979; Nwosu and Omeje, 1985; and Sonaiya, 1990. Dessie, 1995 etc
- 6. Background –Past attempts of improvement and the way forward • Emulate the poultry industry found in the developed world • Most of these historical attempts at intensive, grain-driven, poultry production in Africa typically failed • Cockerel exchange, pullet exchange and ‘hatchable’ eggs distribution programs • These programs again generally failed to achieve sustained impact and were not successful in transforming productivity • Chicken production has historically presented tremendous growth opportunities in Africa BUT needs an innovative approach • “If we could establish a sustainable productivity program of chicken improvement, then we could produce more meat and eggs that would lead to more food, less poverty and more income” What has happened in the past?
- 7. Background –Past attempts of improvement and the way forward • Emulate the poultry industry found in the developed world • Most of these historical attempts at intensive, grain-driven, poultry production in Africa typically failed • Cockerel exchange, pullet exchange and ‘hatchable’ eggs distribution programs • These programs again generally failed to achieve sustained impact and were not successful in transforming productivity • Chicken production has historically presented tremendous growth opportunities in Africa BUT needs an innovative approach • “If we could establish a sustainable productivity program of chicken improvement, then we could produce more meat and eggs that would lead to more food, less poverty and more income” What has happened in the past? What are we doing differe nt? ACGG Five Pillars of Change 1. High-producing genetics that is well-adapted to low-input production systems; 2. Farmer preferred breeds of chickens; 3. Innovation platforms for developing solutions across the value chain; 4. Public-private partnership for improvement, multiplication, and delivery; 5. Women at the center to ensure success.
- 8. Vision The vision of this program is to catalyze public-private partnerships for increasing smallholder chicken production and productivity growth as a pathway out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa Our Vision
- 11. Farmer- preferred Genetics Improved Semi- scavenging Management Practices Market Access Women Empowe rment Increased Production and Productivity Improved Dietary Diversity Increased Income Improved Livelihoods Improved Dietary Diversity Theory of Change Focus on “improvement”, not just breeding! “Empowering” not “Restricting” all the actors
- 12. Impact Beneficiaries How do they benefit? Who benefits? • Income • Nutrition • Capital accumulation • The poor: Targeting individuals living on <$2 / day -2.6 billion people in the world • Smallholders: Targeting individuals with low flock sizes but a high percent of income from poultry • Women:70% of poultry keepers are women Photo: www.impatientoptimist.com
- 13. Why (only) Genetics? Identifying and delivering appropriate livestock genetics in developing economies is complex, but appropriate genetics can deliver substantial and long-lasting benefits As seen in the developed world, huge gains can be unlocked through genetics HOWEVER Fully benefiting from breed improvement requires a systems approach, a context-specific strategy, understanding of the socio- economic landscape, and consideration of the existing resources We believe genetics can be a catalyst and pull factor for improving the wider system –triggering input supply and better marketing in a developing chicken value chain AND, unlike many other types of intervention, benefits can span generations.
- 14. Why (only) Genetics? Identifying and delivering appropriate livestock genetics in developing economies is complex, but appropriate genetics can deliver substantial and long-lasting benefits As seen in the developed world, huge gains can be unlocked through genetics HOWEVER Fully benefiting from breed improvement requires a systems approach, a context-specific strategy, understanding of the socio- economic landscape, and consideration of the existing resources We believe genetics can be a catalyst and pull factor for improving the wider system –triggering input supply and better marketing in a developing chicken value chain AND, unlike many other types of intervention, benefits can span generations. This sustainable genetic improvement program can be the primary driver for change –GET the Genetics right and it will serve as a systemic pull factor
- 15. Partnership - Integrated into ACGG core business Support-Provide support to partners Service-Serve the needs of key partners (capacity building, resource mobilization, etc.) Communication- Move beyond informing to engagement
- 16. LiveGene -ACGG partnerships for impacts: The give and take • Development investors provide money, influence, advocacy get better bang for their bucks, better-targeted impacts. • Researchers – international and national provide evidence, capacity building (act as catalysts and facilitators providing options to farmers to make decisions based on scientific evidence) get co-development of new science. • Multinational agencies provide policies, advocacy, means to scale up interventions get evidence-based knowledge. • Development partners provide relevance, reality checks, expertise get practical science for real development. • Farmers (women): provide resources, indigoes knowledge; co-create solutions to their challenges get solutions to their challenges; Preferred yet productive chicken --continuously
- 17. Governance Who is part of the SIAC? Role of SIAC ACGG is guided by a Scientific and Industry Advisory Committee (SIAC) comprised of six leading professionals in business, research, and development. These individuals will be a key driver of ACGG’s goals of a high standard of responsibility, culpability, and superior governance • Jerry Moye, Cobb-Vantress, Inc. • Marcellina Chijoriga, University of Dar es Salaam • Gilberto Schmidt, Embrapa • Siboniso Moyo, ILRI • Donald Nkrumah, BMGF • Tadelle Dessie, ACGG-ILRI
- 18. Partners
- 19. more productive chickens for Africa’s smallholders http://africacgg.net The presentation has a Creative Commons licence. You are free to re-use or distribute this work, provided credit is given to ILRI.
- 20. Thank You!