From the Field

WORLD POULTRY FOUNDATION JOURNAL

WPF Staff travel to Kenya

While attending meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, World Poultry Foundation staff took time to travel about four and a half hours northwest to visit small holder farmers near Keringet, Kenya. This area is very productive and farmers, in addition to producing poultry, grow potatoes, peas, maize and other row crops and ...

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“Things have changed a lot” in agricultural extension services

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. Zwianzo Nemavhola grew up in ...

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Managing Editor Visits Seymour, Indiana

Richard Fritz was in Seymour, Indiana to visit with seven poultry interns from South Africa who are serving with Rose Acre Farms.  The WPF has financially supported the establishment of the South Africa poultry internship program through the Future Farmers Foundation.  The interns spend up to a year at various ...

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“Ora et labora” A life of prayer and poultry farming guides African Monk

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. In a life of prayer ...

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Visiting the KwaZulu Natal Poultry Institute

Richard Fritz was recently in South Africa and visited the Kwazulu Natal Poultry Institute (KZNPI) where WPF has provided training to over 300 small holder farmers and extension agents.  The WPF has provided a grant to the WPF to expand and upgrade their facilities and improve biosecurity.Pictured is the base ...

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Learning American-style people management

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. Sanele Mthembu is one of ...

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South African intern masters cage-free operation

“Perfect,” says Linda Manzini about his World Poultry Foundation-funded internship at Iowa Cage Free. “I liked how the systems are constructed; everything is done by machine. It makes the work day easy.” Rotated around the farm’s operations over the course of a year, from poultry man to egg processor ...

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Using a passion for teaching to awaken a zeal for farming

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. Fikani Mthembu has a passion ...

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