Tanzania
Staff Feature: Eliwina Mjachakwe (Tanzania)
3 Sep 2020
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 [...]
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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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While in Vikawe, Tanzania…
21 Feb 2018
While in Vikawe, Tanzania (in the coastal area north of Dar es Salaam) I had the opportunity to visit a Mother Unit owned by Zarina Madabida. Zarina owns a Mother Unit brooding Sasso birds to 28 days of age for sale to small holder farmers in the area. She also has a small flock for […]
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Bringing layers to Tanzanian Women
12 Feb 2018
As part of a market awareness initiative to demonstrate the value of the dual purpose bird’s egg laying capacity, women’s groups from various villages in the Iringa, Tanzania area were brought together for presentations and talks regarding the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative. To [...]
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On the road, in Tanzania
20 Oct 2017
Here are some photos I took while in Tanzania. The set of farms we visited were for data collection, as we are conducting a baseline survey for poultry producers there. We have a long journey ahead of us to help growers manage flourishing flocks in Tanzania, and are thankful for the program [...]
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