From the Field

“Amazing,” says Susan Reed, Iowa Cage Free’s manager of new hire training, about the six Future Farmer Foundation interns the company has hosted to date. They bring poultry expertise that’s superior to any other group of international interns, she exclaimed. In one example, Production Supervisor, Margaret Noll, impressed ...

Nonsikelelo (“Lelo”) Mngomezulu was one of the first Future Farmer Foundation interns hosted by Iowa Cage Free.  She was also honored to get trainer experience and be promoted to House Lead. Lelo rotated from production to egg processing to managing manure, but the exacting work of production won her heart.  ...

This story is one in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. Future Farmer Bongani Cele arrived ...

This story is the first in a series from Frances Chisholm highlighting stories of lives impacted by World Poultry Foundation programs and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad. We encourage you to learn more about Ms. Chisholm and our poultry projects in South Africa. Lindelihle Nxumalo began his ...

  Ms. Frances Chisholm is one such supporter, and a valued colleague who has experienced and championed the mission of the WPF. Ms. Chisholm, an international expert and agricultural economist by training, has served both the public and private sectors in the U.S. and abroad. As a career diplomat ...

Though the infrastructure was tough, the people and poultry in Nigeria are doing well. It was great to visit and meet with poultry producers there. - Randall   [gallery size="medium" ids="6306,6305,6304,6303,6302,6301,6300,6299"]        

Visiting with one of our first pilot Mother Units in Tanzania. Her first batch was 500 birds and already pre-sold to smallholder farmers. At right, 4-week-old “Kuroilers” ready to be distributed to smallholder farmers. Birds are brooded, vaccinated, and fed and ready for the villages!! – Randall Ennis  

Walking in the rain in Nigeria to visit one of the parent stock facilities used to produce the low-input dual purpose breeds for the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative. Biosecurity is very important and the only way in was by walking. Unfortunately, this visit was during the rainy season… – Randall Ennis

International travel: not always as glamorous as it sounds! This April, several members of the World Poultry Foundation traveled to Nigeria and other parts of Africa to meet with locals and check on progress of several programs in development there. “One drawback of traveling internationally is that the taxis in ...

From Randall Ennis: “Today we visited with one of our local partners in Tanzania to see progress on their new hatchery that is being funded through the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative. They are doing an awesome job. Now we just need to fill it up with machines!”