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WPF reaches project milestones in Tanzania and Nigeria
The World Poultry Foundation has been implementing the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI) since 2017 in Tanzania and Nigeria. The APMI establishes a supply of brooded and properly vaccinated low-input, dual purpose chicken breeds to rural communities.
The programme objective is to catalyse a transformation of rural poultry production by helping to scale private sector production and delivery efforts, with a special focus on improved income growth for rural women.
The APMI has empowered rural women to improve the health, nutrition, and overall livelihood of their households by increasing overall household income through increased poultry and egg production.
Randall Ennis, CEO of the WPF, said, “When we began this journey, we anticipated obstacles and challenges, but the APMI has delivered results far beyond expectations. We have now validated increases in production parameters at the village level and can demonstrate empirically the positive impact throughout Tanzania and Nigeria.”
By the end of 2022, WPF plans to reach more than two million farmers.
WPF and KZNPI Officially Open New Facilities
The KwaZulu-Natal Poultry Institute recently hosted its year-end function and officially opened the new facilities generously sponsored by the World Poultry Foundation (WPF). The institute, which is located in the Bisley Valley Nature Reserve on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, has been in existence for 28 years and has a solid reputation for poultry training excellence. In particular the training farm on the institute’s premises offers unparalleled opportunities for hands-on practical teaching in poultry flock management.
Members and visitors were invited to walk around the grounds to view the new buildings donated by WPF. During an unexpected but very welcome rain shower, long-standing KZNPI president Mr Seo Mtetwa did the honours by cutting the ribbon to the new biosecurity shower block. This building offers eight modern showers which are a big improvement on the existing biosecurity shower block. Biosecurity is a crucial part of poultry farming and all staff and trainees at KZNPI must undertake biosecurity procedures which include showering and the use of protective clothing.The new showers will increase the time available for practical on-farm learning as groups of delegates can now be kitted out and ready for farm learning in a quarter of the time previously needed.The new gas geysers will ensure that the hot water never runs out – this is especially important in cold winter months!
AUGUST 6, 2019
SA poultry farmers upskilled in farm, financial management
Over 240 small and disadvantaged South African poultry farmers have learned new business and farm and financial management skills in a series of workshops as part of a World Poultry Foundation (WPF) programme supported with grants by United States government.
The programme saw stakeholders partnering with Pretoria-based Franchising Plus to implement training designed to improve production and management models among emerging poultry farmers.
Eight workshops on financial management and sustainable farming methods were undertaken around South Africa, with support from US Department of Agriculture (USDA), a South African financial institution, and the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), with the support of the KwaZulu Natal Poultry Institute (KZNPI) and the Future Farmers Foundation of South Africa.
AUGUST 6, 2019
World-class training for SA small-scale poultry farmers
Hundreds of small-scale broiler and layer hen farmers across South Africa are benefitting from training provided through collaboration between international and national organisations and experts.
The training, which forms part of a World Poultry Foundation (WPF) programme supported by grants from the US government, has been upskilling the farmers in the critical aspects of new business, farm and financial management.
Award-winning South African poultry mentor, Mzwandile Duma, has been tasked by local training programme facilitator, Franchising Plus, to share his knowledge with close to 100 small-scale poultry farmers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State as part of the WPF’s nationwide initiative.
AUGUST 1, 2019
SA Poultry Farmers upskilled
in farm and financial management workshops
At least 243 small and disadvantaged poultry farmers and extension agents across South Africa have improved their farm management practices after undergoing courses as part of a World Poultry Foundation (WPF) programme supported with grants by United States government.
The programme, in line with a US commitment to uplifting early-stage and small-scale poultry farmers in South Africa, saw stakeholders partnering with Pretoria-based Franchising Plus to implement training designed to improve production and management models among emerging poultry farmers.
Improvement of biosecurity practices of poultry farms and hatcheries in Viet Nam
Biosecurity in poultry hatcheries plays a crucial role in protecting flocks from deadly diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and mitigating risk of disease transmission from birds to human. However, owners of small and medium hatchery and parent flock farms in Viet Nam do not commonly practice appropriate biosecurity standards and hygiene practices due to their limited understanding of disease risk, farm management, and low financial capacity to improve their farm infrastructures. (continued in full release)
Randall Ennis, CEO of the World Foundation, gives the commencement address for the 2018 graduating class at Auburn University.
Randall Ennis, 1983 Auburn graduate and CEO of World Poultry Foundation, gave the commencement address to the 2018 graduating classes in Agriculture, Education, Forestry and Wildlife, and for the Harbert School of Business. President Leath introduced Mr. Ennis as a true Auburn man who embodies The Auburn Creed .
“Other than your wedding day and the birth of your kids (and maybe winning the lottery), this is one of the most memorable and important days of your lives,” Ennis told the graduates.
Ennis said he has made many mistakes in his life, but one thing he knows he will never regret is the day he set foot on the campus in 1979. He said his time on The Plains taught him many lessons and gave him the sound fundamentals to go on and have a successful business career.
“When faced with obstacles and you get frustrated, just be patient,” Ennis said. “Allow yourself the time to make sound, rational decisions.”
Ennis told the graduates that in addition to having patience, they must have confidence. He congratulated the class for achieving a milestone that only three out of 10 Americans has done. They received their college degree.
Ennis challenged that feeding the world will be one of the top issues this graduating class will face. “It isn’t just the responsibility of the agricultural community to solve these problems but will take the contributions from other disciplines as well. Contributions from the business and technology communities will be crucial through innovations such as Block chain technology.
Your generation sometimes gets a hard rap in the media, but I firmly believe that it is your generation who will change the world. The decisions you make, and the values that you determine, will set the course for generations to come”.
Ennis ended his address with this challenge, “To be the best you can be and a successful leader, don’t just simply follow the path of those before you, but make your own path for those behind you”.
Poultry science alum to give
Auburn commencement address May 6
By Laura Cauthen, Auburn University College of Agriculture
Randall Ennis, a 1983 Auburn University poultry science graduate who serves as CEO of the World Poultry Foundation, will deliver the keynote address during Auburn’s spring 2018 commencement ceremonies set for Sunday, May 6, in the Auburn Arena.
He will speak at both the 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. ceremonies. The earlier ceremony will be for the College of Agriculture, the College of Education and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, with the later ceremony for the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.
Ennis spent more than 30 years in the poultry industry before accepting the World Poultry Foundation position in 2015. The nonprofit foundation, headquartered in Atlanta, has a mission to solve hunger and poverty issues through the production and consumption of poultry, while empowering farmers.
US Foundation Works to End
African Poverty with Chickens
The World Poultry Foundation has a $21.4 million grant from the Gates Foundation
and a passion to improve lives in rural Africa with poultry.
By Gary Thornton, WATT Poultry USA Magazine
Can the World Poultry Foundation (WPF) take a $21.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and, in four years, improve incomes and nutrition for millions of smallholder chicken farmers in rural Africa?
That’s the challenge for the team leading the World Poultry Foundation, which is working in rural Nigeria and Tanzania to empower smallholder farmers — especially women — to earn higher incomes and improve the nutrition of their families through poultrygrowing enterprises.
World Poultry Foundation Launches New Website
From WATTAgNet.com
The World Poultry Foundation launched its new website recently as part of its rebranding initiative.
Rebranding was implemented in 2015, when the World Poultry Foundation (WPF) was renamed from the unwieldy USAPEEC International Poultry Development Program (UIPDP). WPF also hired Randall Ennis, former CEO of Aviagen, as its new CEO.
The organization began its rebranding effort in 2015, acting on recommendations from a strategic planning retreat for its board of directors. In addition to the name change and hire of CEO, the WPF adopted a new logo.
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World Poultry Foundation Names Its New CEO
From PoultryWorld.net
Randall Ennis, former CEO of the Aviagen Group, has been named president of the World Poultry Foundation, previously known as the USAPEEC International Poultry Development Program (UIPDP).