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Better lives through livestockTadele Dessie, PI AsCGGLiveGene Program, ILRI – Addis AbabaAsCGG Project Virtual Launch , May 24 and 25 2021Asian Chicken Genetic Gains (AsCGG):  A platform for exploring, testing and delivering improved chickens for enhanced livelihood outcomes in South East Asia (SEA)Summary of the Findings from the ACGG Program132Productivity Gain Nutrition Gain Economic Gain 4 Functional Innovation Platforms  Productivity Gain:✓ Increase in production and productivity level from indigenous to tropically adapted and more productive chicken breeds200-300%in body weight100-160%in egg production✓ SL Tanzania, AKM G Tanzania, Amo Farms in Nigeria and Ethiochicken in Ethiopia Farmer preferred breed (s) Chicken’s high rate of reproduction enables rapidscale - distribution could begin after 6 months6 12Phase 2 Months 18 24 30Size of multiplierflock 100* 1,970 38,800 765,000 Millions100Number of smallholdersbenefited 7,300 145,000 millions More millions No chick distribution Limited distribution (5-10%) Full disseminationThis model can be implemented simultaneously in  multiple geographies.✓ SL Tanzania, AKM G Tanzania, Amo Farms in Nigeria and Ethiochicken in Ethiopia How and Why AsCGG? ✓ Interest of researchers and development partners in South East Asia- expressed interest in learning from the experiences of ACGG.✓ ACGG team from ILRI organized a scoping visit (in April 2019) - Met with researchers, development practitioners, private sector operators, met with        smallholder  farmers  - Tried to understand the policy and strategy environment in the countries - Tried to understand the aspirations of the farmers, private sector operators - Developed and submit a compressive report of the scoping visit to ACIAR and ILRI Smallholder Chicken Production system in SEASmall holder chicken production is part of the socio-cultural make up and “balanced” farming system in South East AsiaCharacterized as:Low input-output system Dominated by low-producing chicken genotypes 1Poultry is owned and managed by household women; income from the sub-sector managed by women 2Lack of effective long-term genetic improvement, multiplication and delivery systems 3High potential for women’s empowermentChicken production expanded by 56% in the last decade, growing from 5.9 mmt to 9.2 mmt in 2018, and is expected to reach 12.3 mmt by 2028Egg and chicken meat are often the highest value agricultural product globallyHigh potential for contributing to demand, income, dietary diversity at HH level andgloballyLow-input-output system but with high potential for improved productivity across a range of systemsPathway out of poverty and equitable improvement of livelihoods  IncomeEmploymentNutrition7Opportunity–smallholder chicken production system in SEASmallholder commercial poultry production is seen as a science-led, productive, remunerative and sustainable business that creates national wealth, enhances local-level livelihoods, and improves nutrition of households, especially women, and their families, as well as other actors in the smallholder chicken value chain in South East Asia . AsCGG visionProject AimTest and avail high-producing,farmer-preferred poultrygenotypes to support increasedsmallholder chicken productivityas a pathway out of poverty inCambodia, Myanmar andVietnam.Innovation to be enabled by this project centres around five pillarsWhat must be different?Expected AsCGG project outcomesNational decisionmakers (governments,private sector, otherdevelopment partners)have evidence-basedrecommendations1Through public privatepartnerships,smallholders haveaccess to preferred,healthy and highlyproductive breeds2Baseline evidence of thebroader impacts of improvedpoultry production andproductivity to smallholderlivelihoodsIncreased empowermentof women smallholderfarmers in the chickenvalue chain in ruralcommunities4Functioning multi-country‘south-south’ network ofpoultry scientists to supportlong-term chicken geneticimprovement in Africa andSoutheast Asia53The three cardinal aims of AsCGG–outcomesOverview of AsCGG objectivesIdentify, characterize, and test tropically-adapted chicken germplasm to determine productivity across agro-ecologies and management conditions and to define farmer preferences.Establish stable multiplication lines of farmer-preferred germplasm and develop IP models to facilitate private and public sector access to the germplasms through a long-term genetic gains program focused on continual improvementDevelop and nurture Innovation Platform at different levels to facilitate private sector engagement and business model development focused on empowering poor smallholder farmers, especially women, in the chicken value chain to improve their livelihoods123Research Questions1. What are the existing smallholder poultry production and marketing systems in Cambodia,Myanmar and Vietnam?2. What are the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of tropically adapted indigenous andexotic poultry breeds most suited to village poultry production in Cambodia, Vietnam andMyanmar?3. What are farmer and consumer preferences for poultry traits and are there differencesbetween men and women?4. How can key public and private inputs and services be organised/strengthened to facilitateeffective functioning of the smallholder poultry value chains?5. What is the impact of foreign genetic importation on the diversity of indigenous chickenpopulations, and how can the indigenous germplasm be conserved?6. How can increased empowerment of women smallholder farmers in the chicken value chainin rural communities be supported and encouraged?Research activities1. Understanding the knowledge base and  the system, the animals ✓ Literature review on existing village poultry production and marketing systems in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam✓ Baseline survey to define and characterize current smallholder chicken production systems, including consumer demand for chicken in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam✓ Confirm and characterise promising indigenous breeds in Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar 2.    Identifying, testing and setup long term genetic improvemet programs ✓ Design and implement indigenous breed improvement program (IBIP) in Cambodia✓ Negotiate and access foreign Germplasm candidates - Myanmar and Vietnam✓ On-farm comparative testing (Vietnam): Performance test preferred local poultry breeds alongside the same number of imported indigenous breeds and examine the profitability/acceptability to different value chain actors✓ On-station comparative testing (Myanmar and Vietnam): Performance test preferred local poultry breeds alongside same number of imported indigenous breeds under controlled conditions ✓ Evaluate the impact of foreign genetics on the diversity of indigenous chicken populations in VietnamResearch activities (Cont…)3.  Capacity building ✓ Demonstrate and build the capacity of national partners to cryopreserve Primordial Germ Cells (PCGs) of promising and endangered chicken ecotypes from Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar✓ Enhance the capacity of national agricultural research and development system on smallholder poultry value chain development - Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar4. Institutional building ✓ National innovation platform established in Cambodia (1) and Vietnam (1)Enhance the capacity of national agricultural research and development system on smallholder poultry value chain development Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar✓ Community level Innovation Platforms established  - Cambodia (2) and Vietnam (6) Project countryMain project activities Cambodia Myanmar Vietnam Literature review and baseline surveyOn-farm Indigenous Breed Improvement Program (IBIP)National Innovation Platform Community Innovation Platform (x2)Capacity building (national and community)Literature review and baseline surveyOn-station comparative testing at LVBD (Nay Pyi Taw)Capacity building (national) Literature review and baseline surveyOn-farm comparative testingOn-station comparative testing at NIAS (Hanoi)National Innovation PlatformCommunity level Innovation Platform (x6)Capacity building (national and community)Agro-ecology Kandal province Kampong Speu province N/A – no field trials Northwest,NortheastRed River DeltaPromising indigenous breeds Sampov chickenKandong chickenSkuoy chicken Le PyaungSittaguangFighting cockLac Thuy chicken, Nhieu ngon chicken, and Dong Tao or Mong or Mia chickenPotential Tropically adapted and more productive chicken breeds to be tested* N/A – Cambodia requested assistance in furthering existing Indigenous Breeding Improvement Program (IBIP) only KuroilerNoilerSassoFayoumiBlack Australop andKoekkoekKuroilerNoilerSassoFayoumiBlack Australop andKoekkoekWhat has been achieved thus far in the project implementation? Literature Review https://dagris.info/acgg/Review-of-Chicken-Production-Marketing-and-Consumption-in-Myanmar.pdfhttps://dagris.info/acgg/Review-of-Chicken-Production-Marketing-and-Consumption-in-Vietnam.pdfhttps://dagris.info/acgg/Review-of-Chicken-Production-Marketing-and-Consumption-in-Cambodia.pdfTools developed and ready to be used Training and reference manualshttps://dagris.info/acgg/Rural-Poultry-Production-Producer-Level-Baseline-SurveyTraining-and-Reference-Manual.pdfhttps://dagris.info/acgg/On-station-testing-training-and-reference-manual-Myanmar-and-Vietnam.pdfhttps://dagris.info/acgg/On-farm-testing-training-and-reference-manual-Vietnam.pdfData Collection tools https://dagris.info/acgg/Rural-Poultry-Production-Producer-Level-Baseline-Survey-Questionnaire.pdfhttps://dagris/acgg/On-farm-performance-testing-data-collection-sheets-Vietnam.pdfhttps://dagris.info/acgg/On-farm-preference-and-perception-of-farmers-data-collection-sheets-Vietnam.pdfhttps://dagris.info/acgg/On-station-performance-testing-data-collection-sheets-Myanmar-and-Vietnam.pdfTropical Poultry Genetic Solutions: Delivering farmer preferred, productive and ecologically adapted poultry to smallholders’ProductsWhy WhereILRIILRI and CGIAR Programs (Policies, Gender, LiMPCapacity Development, Health and Feed)• Indigenous chicken are locally adapted but with low productivity• Poultry under the custody of women• Present in all agro-ecologies, short generation time and high reproduction rate• Impact on human income, health, nutrition and livelihoods• Range of technical genetic and social science expertise• Strong partnership network and working experience in the project countries and private sector breeding companies• Strong data collection infrastructure• ILRI has pioneered the testing and deployment of improved chicken breeds (ACGG)We will deliver: Characterized tropical poultry productivity, adaptation and resilience traits. Markers and algorithms for genomic selection and editing. Three ongoing  long-term genetic gain programs. New more productive and better fit 13 (9 with breeding companies and 4 with NARS)  tropical poultry lines and their crosses. 15 per country PGC lines cryopreserved from indigenous chicken ecotypes5 years vision: More productive poultry for better livelihoods and women empowerment• Nigeria• Ethiopia• Tanzania• Burkina Faso• Kenya• Ghana • Cambodia • Myanmar• Vietnam• Zimbabwe  RESEARCH LEADING TO OUTPUTS DELIVERY LEADING TO IMPACTTRANSLATION LEADING TO OUTCOMESCharacterization of environmental, phenotypic and genetic parameters leading to the identification of productivity, adaptation and resilience traits for tropical poultry for genetic improvementDiscovery and Translational Research Database of tropical poultry phenotypes and genotypes including polymorphisms and genesGenomic and precision breeding tools to accelerate genetic gain in dual purpose poultryMarkers and Gene Discovery Genomic Selection and Editing New tropical poultry lines that are more productive and better fit across geographiesScaled adoption and support to partners to help close key gaps for impactTechnology Evaluation and ApprovalPolicy and regulatory environment and track program impactsPartners roles: International advanced research centers (e.g. UoN, CTLGH, Wageningen University, The University of Nottingham), NARES; international  poultry breeding companies (e.g. Hendrix Genetics. Amo Farm, Hubbard) and in-country breeding companies (e.g. Ethiochicken, Silverlands), policy institutions (AU-IBAR, FAO)5-Years Budget $49 MOutputs CapDev Influences Database of phenotypes, genotypes and environmental parameters including candidate genes and markers associated to adaptability, production and resilience traits Private sector staff, PhD and MSc students, NARES researchers from project countries IP and technical working groups, national and regional research and development systems, private sector breeding companies Genomic and precision breeding tools (DNA markers, SNP chips) to accelerate Long term Genetic Gains programs Private sector breeding companies and NARS from project countries National and regional research and development systems, private sector breeding companies Nine poultry lines and their crosses more productive across geographies, and four new selected indigenous breeds  NARS and Private sector officers trained (producers and mother units)  Local companies (hatcheries, feed and health service providers), NARS Strategy/toolkit (feed, vaccination, management) and the capacity to use modern tools to drive accelerated genetic gains and to deliver more productive, farmer-preferred breeds Private and public sector officers trained (producers and mother units), farmers and NGO Local companies (breeding, hatcheries, feed and health service providers)  A collection of management options to enhance productivity, adaptability and profitability for all value chain actors Private and public sector officers trained (producers and mother units), farmers and NGO Private sector breeding companies and NARS Indigenous chicken PGC lines cryopreserved in AU-IBAR regional genebanks AU-IBAR regional genebanks equipped and their personnel trained in the recovery and biobanking of poultry PGC Livestock Conservation Communities (AU-IBAR, FAO, country policy-makers)  Partnerships–integrated into AsCGG’s core businessPartnering in project implementation Thank youKyay ZuSaum arkounCảm ơn

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