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 Dairy Farming in Mountain Areas/Vir Singh & Babita Bohra
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To order a copy of the paper, please contact;
Daya Publishing House
4760-61/23, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj
NEW DELHI - 110 002
Telephone: 23244987, 23245578
Fax: 011-23244987
http://www.dayabooks.com
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About the Book - DAIRY FARMING IN MOUNTAIN AREAS by Vir Singh and Babita Bohra
Dairy farming is one of the key economic activities livestock-dependent farming communities in the mountain areas depend upon. Dairy farming involves natural resource base – forests/ rangelands, croplands, livestock breeds – feeding, breeding, health management, marketing and consumption of the products. This book presents wonderful synthesis of the smallholders’ resource management in the mountains. Smallholders constitute the majority of the mountain communities. Their strategies of resource management this book portrays provide the interesting matter the institutions might like to know about before they begin with the interventions into dairy farming.
Mountain areas are altogether distinguishable from those of the mainstream plain areas. And so are their production systems. Peri-urban areas in the region constitute the high-pressure areas. Dairy farming in these areas is essentially market-oriented. The book especially characterises the smallholder dairy farms in the vicinity of urban milk-consuming centres. These scenarios are different from those in the remote areas.
Smallholder dairy farming has enormous potential. It can contribute to family income, generate gainful employment especially for women, elevate living standards of the producers, fight malnutrition especially amongst children and enhance processes of sustainable agriculture. Crop-livestock-forest/ rangeland integrity is a key factor to the sustainability of mountain livelihoods. Augmentation of dairy farming systems leads to the enhanced performance of the overall production system. The book finally discusses perspective-based approaches to operationalise sustainability in the mountains.
The book, in essence, is a landmark publication in the area of sustainable mountain development. India is the leading milk producer in the world today, which is largely thanks to the smallholders’ contributions. Dairy development could be one of the key areas to help the country to occupy centre stage in the on-going rapid globalisation processes. This book is an humble attempt to further advance towards this direction. For further reading click here.
191 + xix pages, Price: Indian Rs. 500.00
Place orders with the publisher:
Daya Publishing House
1123/74, Deva Ram Park, Tri Nagar, Delhi – 110 035
Phones: 011-27383999; Fax: 011-23244987
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Newsletter - 12th European Poultry Conference, Verona (10-14 September 2006)
Please see in the attached file the Newsletter of the 12th European Poultry Conference that will be held in Verona from the 10-14 of September 2006.
The Organising Commitee
XII European Poultry Conference
Department of Food Science- University of Bologna
Via San Giacomo, 9
40126 Bologna
Tel: 39 051 2094220
Email: epc2006@wpsa.it
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African Fellows Programme: 4th call for pre-proposals
Since 2004, Rothamsted International have operated a Fellowship programme for African scientists and we would like to solicit research pre-proposals in the fourth call of this programme. The new deadline for pre-proposals is 3rd March 2006
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The aim of the African Fellows Programme (AFP) is to support sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa by catalysing innovative solutions needed to achieve food security. Projects should aim to develop lasting partnerships and strategic alliances that will help in developing local scientific capacity relevant to sustainable agricultural production. African scientists will carry out research projects in a partner European research institute or university for periods of 4 to 12 months. Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis in a two stage assessment
process.
Research projects need to;
- be focused on solving an agricultural problem or constraint
- demonstrate a clear path from research to application
- be of benefit to small-holder African farmers and the rural economy
Examples of potential project areas include crop nutrition, soil fertility, post-harvest technology, alternative crops, livestock management and plant protection. Please note that all projects must be
focused on topics relevant to small farmers. The programme CANNOT support field work in Africa and projects on food processing will NOT be funded. MSc and PhD studies are also outside the remit of the programme.
Pre-proposal concept notes are now invited for the fourth round of this Programme. Pre-proposals should be submitted by 17:00 hours (GMT) on Friday 3rd March 2006. Applicants can obtain further details and guidelines from the Rothamsted International web site
http://www.rothamsted-international.org/ http://www.rothamsted-international.org/HTML/Fellowships/AFP_main_page.html
Further details can also be obtained by email rothamsted.international@bbsrc.ac.uk, or by writing to;
The AFP Coordinator
Rothamsted International
Harpenden
Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ
UK
If you have any queries or require further assistance, then please contact Rothamsted International rothamsted.international@bbsrc.ac.uk.
Dr Paresh Shah
Rothamsted International
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Whats New on PigTrop Website? - September 2005
Visit the http://pigtrop.cirad.fr/en PigTrop website and view the new updates.
On the English Portal
News headlines
The last news in RSS format
find the latest news about PigTrop in your browser or your desktop
PigTrop blog
news, disease alert, thematic reviews...
Poster session
from Smallstock in the Livelihoods of Resource-poor Communities International Conference
See contributions of these 3 journals in our Scientific pages
Livestock Research for Rural Development
Revue Élev. Méd. vét. Pays trop.
Urban Agriculture Magazine
Projects
See E3P Blog here
See the blog of E3P Project, funded by the AsiaProEco programme: news and updates
Last and next Events
Porcicultura 2006
in Havana City, Cuba; September 13th to 17th, 2006
Scientific pages
Fermented liquid feeds in growing-finishing pigs
Effects on performances, digestibility, nitrogen retention & plasma urea nitrogen
Simple processing methods of cassava leaves
Their effects on HCN content and intake by growing pigs
Publication
Healthy Pig, Healthy Profit
A cartoon book to raise pigs in poor rural conditions
Smallstock in Development
An LPP toolbox to provide practical information & descriptions of techniques from LRRD
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New and updated Heifer International - South Africa website
Dear Heifer friends and Supporters
Visit our completely new and updated Heifer International-South Africa website www.heifer.org.za – it is loaded with new information, including animal sounds, gift cards, games, pictures and much more.
Read about families whose lives have been changed through their association with Heifer and it’s principles of helping people to help themselves. Read about the project groups that these families belong to and learn more about our approach to sustainable development.
Read how school children are making a difference through their participation in the Read to Feed programme.
There is something for everyone – children (teenagers and adults) play some of the fun games you will find on the site like herding cows using your mouse !!! or look through our photo gallery.
Enjoy the new site and please share it with friends and colleagues – together we can change the world ! Your feedback is welcome, please send to info@heifer.org.za
Regards
Gavin MacGregor, Director: Support Services
Heifer International-South Africa
P O Box 1770, Hillcrest, 3650
Tel: +27 (0) 31 777 1374
Fax: +27 (0) 31 777 1376
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Technology transfer essential for African agriculture
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Small stock in development: proceedings of a workshop on enhancing the contribution of small livestock to the livelihoods of resource-poor communities, Masaka, Uganda. 15-19 November 2004. If you would like a copy of this publication click here. Alternatively, you may view the separate papers via the
Virtual Library, perform a keyword search and type in Small stock in development
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Land Reform - Policy and Research 1: Key Experiences of Land Reform in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa by Alastair Bradstock
FARM-Africa has launched the first publication in its newest series, Policy and Research 1: Key Experiences of Land Reform in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, written by FARM-Africas Director of Research and Policy, Dr Alastair Bradstock. This publication encapsulates the project experiences and research findings from the Northern Cape Land Reform and Advocacy Programme, which aimed to improve the natural resource management and livelihoods of communities benefiting from South Africas land reform programme.
This informative document presents key problems affecting land reform beneficiaries, provides practical examples of how policy change can improve their lives and identifies a number of conditions, drawn from our work, which are central to the successful establishment of an emerging class of black farmers.
Aimed at national and international policy makers, national government staff, research institutions, NGOs and the international donor community this publication is a must read for all those interested in enhancing the productivity of the smallholder agricultural sector and will make a significant contribution to the current debate on land reform in Africa.
ISBN: 1 904029 02 7
For further information on FARM-Africa publications please contact Lynne Slowey or Laura Greenwood on info@farmafrica.org.uk or telephone on 020 7430 0440.
All publications are available to download on our website at: http://www.farmafrica.org.uk/resources.cfm |
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Buzz Extra - August 2005
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