From the Field

A travel note from Randall Ennis, CEO of World Poultry Foundation: On December 7, 2018, I went with Korede Afolabi and his team from Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery to visit with smallholder farmers in the villages of Ayegunle and Alouge in the Ogunmakin region of Nigeria. We had the opportunity to meet ...

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. Empowering the Next Generation: Mentoring ...

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’ ...

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. “A once in a lifetime ...

Recently Richard Fritz spent four days in Cuba working on structure and content for an upcoming two-day WPF funded workshop on egg production designed for members of the Cuban Poultry Research Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture. Over 70 researchers and producers plan to attend the December workshop on layer nutrition, ...

“I may live in Iowa, but my story began in South Africa” This is the message on Mthokozisi Luthuli’s favorite t-shirt during his year in Iowa as a Future Farmers Foundation poultry intern. A born extrovert, he relished the opportunity to extol on his beloved South Africa. Mthokozisi’s ...

“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.  ...