From the Field

By: Lindani Nkwanyana As a boy growing up in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Lindani Nkwanyana dreamed of flying airplanes. “I wanted to be a pilot,” he recalls. “I thought that was the way to soar.” But his career would take off in a very different way. In 2005, while waiting to hear ...

By: Jan de Jonge, Joe Antonio, Tenguella Ly, James Ferns, Fara Ratalata, and Emmanuel Jalloh At the core of the Poultry Multiplication Initiative (PMI) is a simple belief: when local businesses are equipped with the right support, they can sustainably transform livelihoods, markets, and food systems. The World Poultry Foundation’...

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 ...

By: The World Poultry Foundation Team  The Poultry Multiplication Initiative (PMI) is built around a clear lifecycle. After an intensive startup phase in the first and second years—when profitability is dissected, Parent Stock farms and hatcheries are set up, the WPF data tracking system, CommCare, is introduced, and private-sector ...

By: Randall Ennis, Maureen Stickel, James Ferns and Jan de Jonge Profitability is at the heart of the World Poultry Foundation’s (WPF) African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI). APMI is a poultry sector development program focusing on long-term sustainability and scalability. Launching a Dual-Purpose Poultry (DPP) business requires significant upfront ...

By: Taylor Yess and Leelee Puthumile Ngwenya, Marketing Manager for Hybrid Poultry Farm  The African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI) is an ambitious program designed to address challenges in the poultry value chain in target countries. Through improved access to high-quality poultry inputs, sustainable practices, and capacity-building efforts, APMI empowers rural ...

By: Maureen Stickel and Tokozile Ngwenya At the World Poultry Foundation (WPF), establishing robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems is fundamental to our operations. We establish clear objectives, measurable indicators, and a baseline for ongoing assessment from the outset in each APMI country program. What sets the M&...

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.   ...

By: Jan de Jonge and Joe Antonyo One of the most powerful aspects of the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI) is its ability to adapt to the unique needs of each country while maintaining its overall value-chain and structure. The implementation of the APMI program in Sierra Leone and The ...

The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) has released a series of new training materials to help small- scale poultry farmers improve their farming methods and incomes. The WPF explains that small-scale producers are farmers who typically start with just a few birds in their gardens, but who later grow their flocks ...

  By: Eve Kamba and Joe Antonyo Training plays a crucial role in the success of the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI), ensuring our partners are well-prepared for their roles and responsibilities.  Our training program utilizes a structured framework consisting of  needs assessments, resource development, capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation. ...

A free mobile app for chicken farmers is set to make optimal poultry nutrition easier, while also helping farmers save money and improve profits. The FeedMixer App, now available on the Apple and Google Play Stores, is designed by poultry nutrition experts at the Poultry Science Department at the University ...

On my recent visit to Zimbabwe, I saw how the Hamara team, with the support of World Poultry Foundation, has been able to further develop their distribution network and deepen their reach into rural communities with their dual-purpose poultry (DPP) chickens. Hamara, our private sector partner in Zimbabwe, bravely kicked ...

The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) is accepting proposals for baseline data collection activities for its APMI program. This consultancy is ultimately dependent on funding awarded. Locations: Sierra Leone, The Gambia Anticipated Start: November-February 2024 (depending on program rollout) Submission deadline: August 15, 2023 World Poultry Foundation APMI Data Collection RFP

This article appears in full on The Peninsula. Click here to read the original article. “The strategic partnership was announced by Bill Gates and Khalifa Al-Kuwari, Director General of QFFD, in the presence of Gates Foundation CEO, Mark Suzman during a panel at the Doha Forum. It will support climate-adaptive ...