Regional Conference on Sustainable Improvement of Indigenous Chicken Productivity

THEME:
Improving Indigenous Chicken Productivity for Health and Wealth
9th – 10th September, 2015
Egerton University, Kenya

The conference provided a forum for agricultural researchers, policy makers, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively engage and exchange findings and experiences while at the same time learning lessons towards sustainably improving the  performance of IC and ultimately the livelihoods of those dependent on this vital resource. During the conference, several papers were presented to give stakeholders an opportunity to reflect on the progress made so far and to strategize on options to fast track IC value chain development.

 Some of the papers presented at the conference are as follows categorized in four major sub-theme:-

Sub-theme: Social Economics and Production Systems of Indigenous Chicken
Chair: Prof. Timothy Gondwe
Oral presentations

Sub-theme: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding
Chair: Dr. Chrilukovian Wasike

Day Two: Thursday, 10th September 2015
Sub-theme: Feeding, Nutrition and Food Safety
Chair: Dr. Thomas Muasya
Oral presentations

Sub-theme: Innovative technologies
Chair: Dr. Saidu Oseni
Oral presentations