Hatching Success, One Chick at a Time
The Artificial hatching technology involve a semi-automatic incubator that reproduces the natural incubation process on a larger scale. They are designed to accommodate 50 to 150 eggs at a time. They can be heated using kerosene or a battery-powered light bulb, offering an alternative to mains electricity.
This technology is TAAT1 validated.
Positive or neutral impact
Positive or neutral impact
The technology of artificial hatching in semi-automatic incubators provides innovative solutions to several key challenges in poultry farming :
This technology addresses these challenges by offering solutions that benefit both the poultry industry and individual farmers:
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Incubators
per cycle
64-egg manual solar unit
fully automated 96 egg unit
Open source / open access
Country | Tested | Adopted |
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Benin | Tested | Adopted |
Botswana | Tested | Adopted |
Burundi | Tested | Adopted |
Central African Republic | Tested | Adopted |
Côte d’Ivoire | Tested | Adopted |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tested | Adopted |
Ethiopia | Tested | Adopted |
Ghana | Tested | Adopted |
Guinea | Tested | Adopted |
Kenya | Tested | Adopted |
Madagascar | Tested | Adopted |
Malawi | Tested | Adopted |
Mozambique | Tested | Adopted |
Niger | Tested | Adopted |
Nigeria | Tested | Adopted |
Rwanda | Tested | Adopted |
Senegal | Tested | Adopted |
Sierra Leone | Tested | Adopted |
Somalia | Tested | Adopted |
South Sudan | Tested | Adopted |
Tanzania | Tested | Adopted |
Uganda | Tested | Adopted |
Zambia | Tested | Adopted |
Zimbabwe | Tested | Adopted |
This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.
AEZ | Subtropic - warm | Subtropic - cool | Tropic - warm | Tropic - cool |
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Arid | ||||
Semiarid | ||||
Subhumid | ||||
Humid |
Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.
To achieve successful incubation, the following steps are necessary:
Last updated on 22 May 2024