Egg Module

Photo's From Poultry Operations in East Africa

2010-04-02T10:23:00.000-07:00

After years of preparation and planning I have finally made it to Eastern Africa to visit my Egg Module project and research the poultry industry. I started my trip in Nairobi, where I met with KenChic, USAID and Winrock. It was very interesting to start my trip by meeting with experts. Thank you again Lee for setting up those meetings. Here are photos from a farm I visited with USDA and Kenchic.

I then arrived in Uganda and traveled to Masaka to meet Saidat, the entrepreneur we are supporting through our project with Positive Planet. Saidat is raising 3600 layers and when I vistied the birds were about 6 weeks old. She was very interested in what poultry operations where like the US and shared with her the Egg Module guide and digital library.

Egg Module Positive Planet

I then travel to western Uganda to the town of Tororo where I visited my other project in the village of Juba.

Egg Module Juba

UPS Offers CO2 Offsets to Its Customers, $0.05 to $0.20 Per Package : TreeHugger

2009-10-06T16:12:00.000-07:00

UPS Offers CO2 Offsets to Its Customers, $0.05 to $0.20 Per Package : TreeHugger: "UPS Offers CO2 Offsets to Its Customers, $0.05 to $0.20 Per Package"

Work - Human Centered Design Toolkit - IDEO

2009-08-31T09:34:00.000-07:00

Work - Human Centered Design Toolkit - IDEO: "For years, organizations have used Human-Centered Design (HCD) to arrive at innovative business solutions. In collaboration with the Gates Foundation and non-profit groups IDE, ICRW, and Heifer International, IDEO has specially adapted this process for NGOs and social enterprises that work with impoverished communities around the world. The resulting HCD Toolkit helps organizations understand people’s needs in new ways, find innovative solutions to meet these needs, and deliver solutions with financial sustainability in mind."

Poultry International - Poultry aids developed, developing economies

2009-06-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

Poultry International - Poultry aids developed, developing economies: "Work by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, however, has now addressed this.

A comparative study of farm incomes in the south of the US state of Georgia has concluded that counties that have poultry production facilities have, on average, total net farm income of almost three times that of comparable but non-poultry-producing counties. Poultry counties were also found to be more economically efficient, with a net income per acre of more than double that of non-poultry counties."

Transparency on the Meat Packing Floor

2009-04-02T10:57:00.000-07:00

Cargill implements plant auditing system - Wichita Business Journal:: "Cargill Beef has implemented a third-party video-auditing system that will operate 24 hours a day at its U.S. beef harvesting plants, the company announced Monday."

Real Good, Not Feel Good

2009-03-25T12:37:00.000-07:00

Real Good, Not Feel Good: "Four Questions

Here are the four most critical questions to ask a non-profit or social enterprise to determine if it has the potential to create real, large-scale and lasting change, and if it is worthy of your support."

Egg Module Partner Featured in Ugandan Press

2009-03-12T16:57:00.000-07:00

Dorthy Tuma, the founder of Women's Center For Job Creation (an Egg Module partner) was featured in the Daily Monitor. Here are a few quotes from the article "Her passion is to empower women financially"

“What we are trying to do now is figure out what kind of models work with rural development in rural communities and how we can increase economic empowerment amongst women and improve their standard of living,” she said.'"

CSR & Financial Performance: Asking the Right Questions | Mission Measurement

2009-02-10T14:32:00.000-08:00

CSR & Financial Performance: Asking the Right Questions | Mission Measurement: "CSR is strategy, not alchemy. Even the best CSR initiatives cannot guarantee a higher stock price. However, when social and environmental programs are designed to operate as a business strategy, rather than reputation insurance, they have a proven ability to advance key outcomes known to influence shareholder value: recruitment and retention of top talent, successful entry into new markets, innovative product development, and improved brand loyalty."

The Whole Trade™ Program

2009-02-09T15:47:00.000-08:00

Looks like Whole Foods just launched their own eco-label. Products featured in The Whole Trade™ Program meet the following standards.
* High Quality
* Provide more money to producers
* Ensure better wages and working conditions for workers
* Utilize sound environmental practices
* One percent of retail sales price goes to the Whole Planet Foundation

allAfrica.com: Uganda: Zoning Policy Aims to Boost Poultry Farming (Page 1 of 1)

2009-02-06T11:39:00.000-08:00

allAfrica.com: Uganda: Zoning Policy Aims to Boost Poultry Farming (Page 1 of 1): "The poultry sector in Uganda is at its infancy but has a big potential for large scale productivity"

An Interesting read from 1907

2009-01-27T10:02:00.000-08:00

Google Book Search: "Eggs and Egg Farms
By Reliable Poultry Journal Publishing Company"

High feed prices pushing poultry farmers out of business

2009-01-26T14:18:00.000-08:00

From recent article in Business Daily Africa: "Poultry farmers may be forced to reduce their flock due to the high price of feed. Some have opted out of commercial poultry farming due to low returns from sale of bird products after spending so much on rearing them."

The Egg Module Cash Flow Forecasting Model is designed to forecasting a multiple of business scenarios and help poultry farmers determine if it will be profitable to raise a flock of birds.

A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan on Vimeo

2009-01-12T09:20:00.000-08:00

A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan on Vimeo
is a great video about how a Kiva loan goes from your computer to the mico-finance recipient on the other side of the world.

UAPO | Ugandan American Partnership Organization | Ugandan Missions

2008-09-25T10:48:00.000-07:00

This morning Grant contacted me on behalf of UAPO | Ugandan American Partnership Organization | Ugandan Missions. I'm looking forward to working with them to develop both phase 1 and 2 egg module projects.

Alex Dukal - Illustrator. Graphic Circus.

2008-09-19T07:54:00.000-07:00

Great painting of a bird and an egg.

Alex Dukal - Illustrator. Graphic Circus.

Kenya aims to regulate

2008-09-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

From poultrex

"Investors in Kenya's poultry industry are currently finalising a draft on the sector's proposed policy, intended to guide the development of poultry.

Chairperson of the Kenya Poultry Farmers Association, Wairimu Kariuki, said a task force formed by the Ministry of Livestock Development had convened several meetings across the country and would finalise the draft by next month. She said that the draft will form a Bill. If and when it is passed by parliament, it will become a law. Joseph Egessa who is in charge of livestock production at the Ministry of Livestock Development is chairing the 15-member task force established in March. Among the terms of reference for the team are to outline the status and contribution of poultry to the Kenyan economy, review the historical background and current status of the poultry industry and examine the functions of all players in the industry. A government report states that there are currently nearly 30 million poultry in the country. Additionally, about 1.2 bln eggs are produced annually by farmers across the country with those dealing with broilers producing about 20,000 mt of meat."