Genetics and Animal Breeding
Brief info

Illyass Yussif

MSc. Animal Science - Makerere University, Kampala/Uganda.
Agriculture Education (Animal Science) – University of Education Winneba, Ghana

Profile: A passionate animal scientist, with expertise in animal agriculture, nutrition, breeding and genetics as well as having impactful collaborative research engagements.

Open to new learning and willing to share best practices to help others succeed with excellent results from work. Prior experience farming in various capacities both within Ghana and in Uganda, including dairy farms, poultry farms (production and breeding) and trainer/expert for AU-IBAR genetics project.

Career goals focus on optimizing agricultural productivity through the performance improvement of a wide array of several animal genetic resources in Africa, to transform the livestock venture through a model of inclusive growth, that will create opportunities for self-employment in the agricultural sector.