From the Field

The board of directors of the World Poultry Foundation, a global organization devoted to combating world hunger through the rural production of poultry in emerging countries, has elected Elton Maddox as chairman. He succeeds Eric Joiner who recently announced that he is retiring after 10 years in the position. A veteran ...

Since her amazing year pioneering as a World Poultry Foundation-funded intern at Iowa Cage Free, Nothando “Thando” Sibiya’s professional trajectory has definitely been “sky’s-the-limit.”   Back in South Africa, in just over two years she progressed from one manager position to another and also squeezed a brief entrepreneurial stint ...

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. Indiphile Bezana had visa in ...

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 can do anything, as ...

The World Poultry Foundation regrets to announce the passing of Adriaan Weststrate. Adriaan was a valuable contributor to the WPF Board, and his detailed understanding of the poultry industry was a valuable asset to the foundation. We will miss his infectious personality and outgoing spirit and our condolences go out ...

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.   Thembisile Mhlongo was eagerly ...

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 helped me a lot,” ...

Prior to COVID-19 detection and social distancing in Tanzania, World Poultry Foundation consultant Eliwina Mjachakwe was out visiting smallholder farmers and encouraging them to practice proper sanitation, especially handwashing. Eliwina utilizes teaching cards to stress the importance of sanitation to prevent disease – in both chickens and humans. Eliwina travels throughout ...