From the Field

The World Poultry Foundation has announced the appointment of Wytse Vellema as Senior Program Manager. Wytse will be a part of the WPF Executive Team and will be responsible for managing the dual-purpose development programs in Africa and engaging with other development organizations and private companies to build distribution networks ...

The board of directors of the World Poultry Foundation, a global organization devoted to combating world hunger through the rural production of poultry in emerging countries, has elected Elton Maddox as chairman. He succeeds Eric Joiner who recently announced that he is retiring after 10 years in the position. A veteran ...

The World Poultry Foundation regrets to announce the passing of Adriaan Weststrate. Adriaan was a valuable contributor to the WPF Board, and his detailed understanding of the poultry industry was a valuable asset to the foundation. We will miss his infectious personality and outgoing spirit and our condolences go out ...

The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) and its partners in Tanzania and Nigeria reached a milestone recently, having delivered brooded dual-purpose chickens to more than one million smallholder farmers. The WPF has been implementing the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI) since 2017 in Tanzania and Nigeria. The APMI establishes a supply of ...

Contact: Randall Ennis | Chief Executive Officer | [email protected] The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Elton Maddox to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors. A veteran of the US poultry industry, Elton joined what is now Wayne Farms in 1974, working in ...

Contact: Ashley Wiskirchen | Previously Communications & Marketing, WPF The World Poultry Foundation added four professionals in the poultry and egg industries to its Board of Directors. The WPF is pleased to introduce these new members, who will bring their diverse expertise to our organization. “By expanding our board, we have ...

Contact: Richard Fritz | WPF Managing Director Stone Mountain, Ga. — Mzwandile Duma mentors most of the World Poultry Foundation-supported apprentices in the South Africabased Future Farmers Foundation apprenticeship program. While Duma’s strong background in agriculture is a key characteristic of his leadership, in his mentorship he focuses on developing apprentices’ ...

Contact: Richard Fritz | WPF Managing Director   Stone Mountain, Ga. – With a goal of training 200 poultry producers in record-keeping and financial management, and teaching them how to create financial documents to apply for bank loans, the World Poultry Foundation (WPF) successfully hosted the first of a planned series of financial ...