Marker-Assisted Breeding of selected Native Chickens in Mozambique and Uganda
Funder: African Union
Project
summary:
Native chickens contribute
significantly to the well-being of rural farming communities in low-income
countries and particularly so in poverty-stricken regions of Mozambique and
Uganda by providing protein and micronutrients. These are special as they are frequently
the only livestock under the control of women. The majority of smallholder
farmers raise native chickens for food and income as they do not require
special management, require low investment, need limited pest control, provide
manure. Local chickens have a ready market, and are easily consumed
by rural populations in case of food shortages hence ensuring food and
nutrition security and poverty alleviation in rural areas. The
project development objective is to increase the quantity and quality of chicken
products that will result in better income and nutrition for farmers in
Mozambique and Uganda (Northern Uganda). This project will
benefit Smallholder and medium scale chicken farmers particularly women and
youth, chicken traders, chicken consumers, national government agencies,
private sector agricultural service providers.
The leading implementing
entity: Eduardo Mondlane University,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine based in Mozambique.
Partners in Uganda: Makerere
University, (Uganda), Gulu University and Makerere University (Uganda), Women
of Uganda Network WOUGNET (Uganda) and International Rural Poultry Centre-
Kyeema Foundation (Mozambique)
