![Mike Lacy, Jack Houston and Catherine Keske met with several women's cooperatives in Mali and hope to partner with one of these groups to build and run the model hatchery.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/574/Malian-Womenlrz.jpg)
UGA Malian mission
In February, University of Georgia poultry experts traveled to the West African country of Mali to establish a poultry and biogas program to improve food security and expand economic opportunities for Mali’s rural poor population, especially its women.