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Categories: The People In Poultry

MEC KaMadlopha- Mthethwa Urges Youth to Farm

By: Phumzile Mkhungo | eNhlanhleni, Underberg Originally published at NewzSA.co.za Photo: MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha- Mthethwa for Agriculture & Rural Development propelling planting season Launch Picture by: Phumzile Mkhungo KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thembeni KaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has called on young people to take up farming and turn agriculture ...

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A Solid Foundation: Reflections on Our Work in Lesotho Through the USDA STEPS Program

By: World Poultry Foundation In 2024, the World Poultry Foundation (WPF) was honored to join the Sustainable Transformation of Enterprises in the Poultry Sector (STEPS) program in Lesotho, a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for Progress-funded initiative implemented by Land O’Lakes Venture37 (V37). Our role focused on laying ...

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Vuyani Mfene: A Rising Star in South Africa’s Poultry Industry

Vuyani Mfene is defined by his enthusiasm and passion for poultry farming.  Shortly after completing the World Poultry Foundation-sponsored Managing a Poultry Abattoir course at the KwaZulu-Natal Poultry Institute, the young South African proudly shared with KZNPI staff his achievements  – rows of plump, equally sized and neatly packaged fresh chicken.   ...

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Celebrating Alan Habegger’s Legacy

The board of directors of the World Poultry Foundation hereby go on record in commendation of Alan Habegger for his dedicated service that contributed to the formation of the World Poultry Foundation (WPF) by virtue of his leadership with the predecessor organization to the WPF, the USAPEEC International Poultry Development ...

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Fast Start to Profitable Broiler Production

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. “It’s very crucial to ...

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Managing a Poultry Abattoir in South Africa

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. “I learned to cut handling ...

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Poultry Training Pays Off

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. Start-up broiler farmer Thutego Matlala ...

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“Fun and Interesting”

The World Poultry Foundation partners with the Zimbabwean registered non-profit Growing Farmers Trust to fund training opportunities for Zimbabwean poultry farmers on US poultry farms. Placements are arranged through a partnership with the WISE Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Dyersburg, Tennessee, under the US Department of State J-1 ...

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