Harnessing genetic diversity to improve goat productivity in Africa: Ethiopia component Tadelle Dessie, Grum Gebreyesus, Getnet Mekuria, Temesgen Jembere, Tatek Woldu, Moris Agaba, Solomon Benor and Okeyo Mwai Project sites in Ethiopia • Wag-Abergelle and Tankua-Abergelle (Breed: Abergelle) • North Gonder (Breed: Central highland) • West Shoa (Breed: Central Highland) • Konso (Breed: Weyto-Guji) • Bati (Breed: Central Highland) Expected outputs Functional community-based goat genetic improvement programs Guidelines for community-based genetic improvement programs in Africa Capacity building of key stakeholders Tadelle Dessie [email protected] ● Box 5689 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ● +251 11 617 2335 ● ilri.org This project was funded by SIDA This document is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution –Non commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Licence May 2013 May 2013 Purpose Develop sustainable community-based goat breeding schemes that suit the communities’ conditions and farmers’ needs Main message of the poster The project is being implemented in Ethiopia and Cameroon with the main goal to improve productivity and income of smallholder goat producers through; Providing access to improved animals that respond to improved feeding and management Facilitating targeting of specific market opportunities Project components and activities Target breeds of the project Weyto-guji Abergelle Central Highland