“Be ready for anything” An August visit to Tanzania
15 Sep 2018
In our latest trip to Tanzania, the World Poultry Foundation CFO, Gordon Gosset, went with me to get a first-hand view of the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative project and to meet with all of our partners. During this trip, we visited many rural farmers around Iringa, Njombe, and Dar es [...]
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July Visit to Nigeria
1 Aug 2018
In July, I had the privilege of traveling to Nigeria with Mike Welch, the World Poultry Foundation’s Vice Chairman. Together, we visited Nigeria to meet with our partner in the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative project. We are pleased with the progress and the impact of the [...]
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Dedicated to supporting growers
19 Jun 2018
You never know what you’ll encounter when traveling through Africa to assist growers and poultry producers. This light-hearted story of mishap was shared with our managing director, Richard Fritz, and comes from Tanzania. We think it illustrates how dedicated to supporting growers our [...]
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Checking in on Projects in East Africa
23 May 2018
I’ve just returned from visiting Tanzania along with Mike Welch, who serves as Vice Chairman of the World Poultry Foundation. Our May trip allowed us to see first-hand the African Poultry Management Initiative’s progress in Tanzania, which is going very well. We attended the World [...]
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Working alongside Ethiochicken in Ethiopia
30 Apr 2018
We recently visited Ethiopia to conduct project assessment with EthioChicken. The World Poultry Foundation staff, along with veterinarians from Merck Animal Health (South Africa) and Aviagen, visited the Ethiopian poultry operations together. The team examined brooding units which are producing [...]
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WPF Sponsors Training in Ethiopia
20 Apr 2018
On the road in Ethiopia, I’ve been involved with the continued sponsorship of our training and education programs with local poultry operations. This week, the World Poultry Foundation sponsored a two-day training workshop aimed at field extension agents and veterinarians stationed [...]
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