Latin American Poultry Hall of Fame welcomes new members

The traditional ceremony of the Latin American Poultry Hall of Fame was carried out during this past OVUM. Established in 1987, the Latin American Poultry Hall of Fame is used to identify and honor those individuals who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of the Latin American poultry industry.

This year we have three new members who join the 73 existing members inducted throughout the hall’s 37-year history. In this select group there are producers, entrepreneurs, professionals, university professors and researchers, women and men, each and every one of them with impressive careers.

The selection of the new members for the Hall of Fame was made by a jury of 10 professionals from various areas of the poultry industry, such as genetics, nutrition, poultry associations, additives, production, academia and media from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru.

In this call, 12 candidates were presented from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.

It was a honor to present the awards to the three people selected this year.

Estuardo Macías, Peru

Estuardo MacíasAPAWith studies in his native Peru as well as the U.S., Estuardo Macías holds an exceptional combination of solid academic training and entrepreneurial spirit. He was founder and head of La Calera, the main egg producer in Peru in 1962 and part of the Latin American top ten egg companies. He also was the creator of the brand “La Calera-eggs of Peru,” the first egg brand in the country and top of mind of the Peruvian consumer.

Francisco Sérgio Turra, Brazil

Francisco Sérgio TurraABPAFrancisco Sérgio Turra is the president of the advisory board of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). He was president of the National Supply Company (Conab) and minister of agriculture of Brazil when the grain harvest broke a national record and investments in family farming doubled.

He was a federal deputy and he chaired the Brazilian Association of Chicken Exporters (ABEF) and opened China to chicken meat (currently the main importer). In 2010 he unified all domestic production with the Brazilian Poultry Union (UBABEF). In 2014 he unified poultry and swine producers with the ABPA.

Jaime Yesaki, Mexico

Jaime YesakiUNAJaime Yesaki is a great Mexican entrepreneur from Monterrey, with a 62-year career in the poultry industry and a pioneer in chicken production in Mexico. He has played important roles in the agri-food sector, such as chairman of the National Poultry Producers Association (1992-1995) and of the National Agricultural Council (2004-2008). He actively participated in the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement in 1994, between Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.