Celebrating 10 years of Community-Based Breeding Program in Ethiopia

Abstract

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and South Agricultural Research Institute organized a two-day event in Bonga and Jimma from 11 – 12 October 2021 with the objective to: • celebrate the success in community-based sheep and goat breeding programs with farmers and partners • discuss and plan the way forward for technological packages that have been tested in the last 10 years The event included: • a panel discussion with farmers’ representatives • a market place • an animal show and award • a one-day workshop to discuss on sheep and goat intervention packages