The KwaZulu-Natal Poultry Institute and the Institute’s
Poultry Management Training Centre are situated in the rural
setting of Pietermaritzburg Bisley Valley, 8 kilometers south
east of the city centre.
Constituted in 1992 with the wholehearted support of the
industry, the KwaZulu-Natal Poultry Institute is an Association-not-for-Gain
for the benefit and advancement of poultry production in South
Africa.
The Institute is funded by levies, donations and grants.
The Institute’s Poultry Management Training Centre was
introduced to meet the need for training which falls between
short courses and University degrees.
It is the only training centre of its kind in Southern Africa.
The courses are taught by those with acknowledged expertise
and experience.
The Centre is also prepared to run seminars to meet the client’s
requirements.
The Centre’s premises are also used for farmers’
days, demonstrations, feed tests and product launches.
Africa’s ever-increasing demand for affordable animal
protein, and the conviction that poultry provides this efficiently
and effectively, led to the establishment in 1992 of an organization
that would address problems specifically associated with poultry
production in Southern Africa.
The KwaZulu-Natal Poultry Institute, which was registered
as a Section 21 Company (not for gain) in 1992, was the initiative
of a group of farsighted members of the industry.
Its mission is to foster long term growth and sustainability
of all role-players in the KZN poultry industry through skills
development, strategic partnerships, co-ordination, information
transfer. The Institute is a centre of excellence for skills
development in the poultry industry, building capacity in
individuals, contributing to food security and poverty alleviation
and assisting in creating a strong poultry industry through
co-coordinated and strategic interventions.
The Institute’s activities include:
Co-ordination and information transfer in the poultry industry,
drawing role-players together and informing them on matters
of mutual importance.
Provision of training in poultry production – focus
on capacity building and encouraging the youth into agricultural
careers
The facilities provide a neutral venue for workshops and
seminars. |
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