RURAL POULTRY CENTRE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director, Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development
Job Titles:
- Livestock Disease Evaluation Unit, Central Veterinary Laboratory
Pat Boland is an Australian veterinarian. Having worked as a government veterinary officer in Malawi for several years during the early 1990s, he decided in retirement to return as a volunteer. He first worked for the Small Scale Livestock and Livelihoods Program (SSLLP) before exploring the idea of starting a new local organisation dedicated to village poultry. He is now Director of the RPC.
Luka Tumbwe is a poultry expert now retired after a long career with the Malawi government. His experience with poultry in Malawi is vast with a particular emphasis on the small scale sector. Luka is Technical Adviser to RPC and acts as a consultant to like minded institutions. He is a valued team member of the Rural Poultry Centre.
Job Titles:
- Chitedze Research Station - Livestock Research
Job Titles:
- Principal Livestock Development Officer, Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development