African Poultry Multiplication Initiative
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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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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Visiting Lagos, Nigeria
24 Mar 2018
Organizations who are working to support the WPF African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI) had the opportunity to accompany WPF staff in visiting several Mother Units and small holder farmers outside of Lagos, Nigeria. Staff from these organizations will be assisting WPF to measure [...]
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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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July’s visit to Nigeria
5 Jul 2017
Walking in the rain in Nigeria to visit one of the parent stock facilities used to produce the low-input dual purpose breeds for the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative. Biosecurity is very important and the only way in was by walking. Unfortunately, this visit was during the rainy [...]
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