building capacity in local food production systems

... its role in enhancing income, food security and social status (Winrock International 1992) In the rural areas of many developing countries, financial services such as credit, banking and insurance ... meat production potential is found in this woreda in which the production and productivity has been severely declined due to production constraints such as lack of production inputs and lack of information ... artificial insemination and improvements in dairy marketing systems (Mbogoh, 1984) 2.6 Dairy Production Systems in Ethiopia In the highland areas agricultural production system is predominantly smallholder...

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Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 12:20

... originally trained through the train-the-trainer mechanism have identified and trained additional individuals The original cohorts of trainees are now conducting trainings themselves targeting ... sustainable change [2,11,16,17] Provide train-the-trainer sessions for in- country institution faculty who will teach the training in the future As each successive training round entailed increased ... ratings (% reporting “extremely well”) How well did the training: How well did the training meet its objectives for: Faculty’s ability to teach and manage the training (% reporting “yes, definitely”)...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... manage crop production, storage and marketing The project design included the following activities: • Training FCRI staff to identify the major factors limiting production • Training FCRI staff ... Survey to train FCRI staff in identifying the major factors limiting production 2.2.2 Training FCRI staff to identify improved agronomic inputs that will improve yields 2.2.3.0 To train FCRI staff ... Marketing - Explore existing supply chain relationships for the various market segments and identifying possible improvements The findings of this research were then incorporated into developing...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 13:20

... labor; other costs; and operating interest Capital ownership costs include the annualized cost of maintaining the capital investment (economic depreciation and interest) in the dairy operation, and ... the organic milk production industry in the U.S and should be of interest to producers considering the organic production approach and to processors trying to supply the expanding organic milk ... were not obtained directly from farmers, but instead were imputed as the net income foregone during the transition period from selling milk at the conventional price while incurring the higher...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20

... agricultural research; and reforming policies and increasing investments in rainfed areas WATER HARVESTING Water harvesting involves concentrating and collecting the rainwater from a larger catchment ... scenario that eliminates groundwater mining throughout the work would result in a decline in irrigated cereal production of 20.1 million metric tons in China, 18.4 million metric tons in India, 18 million ... growth in rainfed areas to play a significant role in meeting future food demand This paper examines future prospects for rainfed cereal production, and its importance in the evolving global food...

Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 00:20

... processes in food processing procedures (drying, smoking, curing etc.) Toldrá and Flores (1998) suggested that lipolysis is one of the main processes of lipid degradation in fresh meat during processing; ... particularly in aquaculture during the period 20052010 Trends in the use of fishmeal in Vietnam Since aquaculture is developing rapidly in Vietnam, the future demand for fish meal (FM) as an ingredient in ... Belgium), r.wouters@inve.be Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh Optimisation of Artemia biomass production in salt ponds in Vietnam and use as feed ingredient in local aquaculture Thesis submitted in fulfilment of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 18:58

... arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine (NRC, 1993) 2.5.2 Lysine requirement Lysine requirement values for fish are shown in ... potential for improving fish productivity and reducing feed costs in smallholder fish farming systems in Central Vietnam, by improving the existing feeding practices By reducing the proportions ... survive and grow in shallow and turbid water, performs well in low-input extensive systems as well as in highinput intensive systems, is highly resistant to disease and parasites in comparison with...

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 19:19

... for egg production in the two environments, while the remaining 60 percent of the genetic variation that influences egg production in Env A does not influence egg production in Env B According to ... offspring test involves producing a number of offspring from each breeding candidate and placing them in an infected environment The rate of mortality due to infectious diseases in the offspring groups ... resistance to the helminth Ascaridia galli In a subsequent study involving experimental infections, the finding was confirmed in hens from the same breed and repeated in the Chinese commercial breed...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 21:20

... Improving the village chicken production systems in Uganda would result in increased opportunities and more equitable distribution of food and income within and among households especially in villages ... Characterization of local poultry (chicken, ducks, turkeys) including the population sizes by regions and farming /production systems  Role of Gender in local poultry production  Market information ... Poultry Production Systems in Uganda 11 Record keeping is a management tool for efficiency, decision making and planning In the scavenging system, record keeping is non-existent yet all local breeds...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 21:20

... Determining the quantity of food finding intake in the gardening rearing system of different chicken breeds and making the pilot for the gardening rearing systems In Final Report of Scientific ... Impact of industrial feeding systems for Viet Nam during the WTO participating In Proceedings of the International WS for Poultry Conference, in March 2006, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam (in Vietnamese) ... people in these villages As a result, they took great care in maintaining the breed quality Crossbreeding was not allowed in these villages to maintain very important genetic resources Folk paintings...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 21:20

... showed a linear increase in weight with a peak in winter, which then reduced in spring Goats in the communal system start breeding in autumn, which could explain the peak increase in live body ... resources in the locality and pests and diseases affecting farming The diagnostic phase is expected to enable the multi-disciplinary research team to gain a better insight into farming systems in rural ... mixed grazing enterprises Interest in fibre goats has waned, but interest in meat production has increased due to the importation of the Boer goat (released in 1995) There is interest in dual purpose...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 22:20

... phenotypic markers in normal Ob run in parallel Here, the inhibition of leptin signaling in OA Ob in response to 100 μM AG490 or 75 μM Pce, selective inhibitors of leptin intracellular signaling, reduced ... osteocalcin release by silencing leptin with siRNA or silencing OB-Rb with siRNA in OA Ob This again is pointing toward a key role of endogenous leptin to regulate these activities in OA Ob Inasmuch ... alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin release in OA Ob by inactivating leptin or leptin signaling OA Ob were treated with siRNA for either leptin or OB-Rb or a scrambled RNA as described in Material...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:22

... For example, sharing knowledge with colleagues in other disciplines through programme briefs, including leaders or supervisors in post-training information sessions, or inviting ecohealth practitioners ... improvements in food safety in Asia there needs to be increased teaching and application of ecohealth in medical sciences and other subjects relevant to food safety Incorporating ecohealth in the policy ... relevance to controlling food borne disease and to improving food safety in Asia Nevertheless, if research and application in ecohealth in Asia is to be effective in improving food safety, a number...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2015, 19:17

... insufficient maintenance, resulting in improved production rate In addition to machine unreliability, imperfect production may also substantially increase the cost of a manufacturing system In ... manufacturing systems 19 Figure 3.1 An appropriate preventive maintenance frequency may minimize production interruptions due to maintenance or machine failures, resulting in high machine reliability ... decision-making in the control and configuration of such systems Manufacturing systems may be roughly divided into two groups: single stage systems and multistage systems Single stage systems are...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:16

... Mamboué Intercropping 6 Minou Intercropping 1 Moukounie Intercropping 5 Tounoun Intensely 2 managed Yenou Intercropping 6 Bansié Intercropping 6 Boulou Intercropping 2 Fon Intercropping ... Oldtreesintegrated in 1 youngintercropping system Dano Intercropping/ 9/ Afforestation 3 Dossi Intercropping/ 8/ Afforestation 1 Badoun Intensely 1 managed Boni Intercropping/ ... remains to be justified for the production systems in Burkina Faso in view of agroͲinputs in energy crop production and impacts bound to landͲcover change from ecosystems...

Ngày tải lên: 19/11/2015, 16:41

... Characteristics of Local Indonesian Food 152 Table 6.7 Past Dining Experiences with Local Indonesian Food 153 Table 6.8 Expression of Interest in Eating Indonesian Local Food 154 Table ... framework for examining international visitor dining experiences with local food? 1b What factors influence international visitor dining experiences with local food? 7|P age Chapter 1: Introduction ... examines visitors’ dining experience with local food in the destination As more destinations utilise local food as part of their attractions, research on how visitors engage with dining on local...

Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2015, 13:59

... training process for the farmer-trainers and the subsequent training for the farmers During these four days, the farmer-trainers received training in both the training methods and the training ... chain identification was undertaken in 1999 in an attempt to understand the forces which had an impact on the pig marketing chain in Vietnam The marketing study included 1140 samples in 13 provinces ... the planting season and ensiling training at the beginning of the harvest season) The national collaborators have served as resource persons during all of the training sessions Responding to requests...

Ngày tải lên: 18/08/2016, 15:47

... support production planning in fresh food industries? How can shelf life be integrated into production planning? How can production planning contribute to optimizing shelf life output? In his ... Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems (APS) can play an important and integrative role in supporting decision making activities in fresh food supply chains by considering shelf life as an instrument ... issues in their planning systems, however, without covering all of the characteristics being important in Fresh Food Supply Chains (FFSCs) and fresh food production systems One of the main contributions...

Ngày tải lên: 03/10/2016, 12:17

... Consulting) Editing Manager: Lynette Skinner Editors: Kelly Baker, Nancy Finch Copy Editor: Ed McKillop (S&T Consulting) Production Manager: Miracle Davis Print Coordinator: Marlene Lambert (Online ... Experts: Jayme Bowers (ECMS Inc.), John Christian (ECMS Inc.), Robert Ginsburg (ECMS Inc.), Frederick Volking (ECMS Inc Technical Contributors: Thomas Rizzo, Brent Ingraham, Navin Kachroo, Robert Brown, ... the instructor and one for each student Before class begins, install and configure all computers by using the following information and instructions Computer Setup Except where noted with instructor...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 14:15