Crossbreeding; Panacea or Curse to African Animal Genetic Resources improvement_ Policy Brief 5

Abstract

The policy brief highlights the need for well planned systematic crossbreeding programs with defined end products as an opportunity for an economically viable use of the purebred local parental breed. This policy brief was made possible through financial support provided by the European Union (EU) funded Project “Strengthening the Capacity of African Countries to Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation of African Animal Genetic Resources.''