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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Manual / guidePreventing micronutrient malnutrition: a guide to food-based approaches. Why policy makers should give priority to food-based strategies 1997
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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectProgramme / project reportAquaculture development and coordination programme. Fish feed technology. Lectures presented at the FAO/UNDP Training Course in Fish Feed Technology, Seattle, Washington, 9 October - 15 December 1978 1980
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No results found.The need for developing suitable feeds based on locally available inexpensive ingredients has been widely recognized. Since lack of trained personnel is the main constraint in the development of fish feed technology in developing countries, the FAO/UNDP Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme (ADCP) organized a special training course in fish feed technology at the College of Fisheries, University of Washington, Seattle, with a view to forming a small corps of fish feed specialists wh o could then be the focal points for future feed development programmes in their respective countries. The first report of the training course was presented in the report ADCP /REP/79/8. This present volume represents the edited texts of lectures presented by different specialists. Some additional material has been included for more complete coverage of the subject. Together, these texts may be considered to constitute a manual on fish feed technology, even though they were not prepared for that purpose. Twenty-six papers are included, under the general headings: (1) Digestion, physiology and anatomy; (2) nutritional bioenergetics; (3) nutritional biochemistry; (4) feedstuffs; (5) feed formulation; (6) feed manufacturing technology; (7) practical diets; and (8) quality control. Appendices include conversion tables, electrical data, and details on pelletability of selective feedstuffs, pellet die specifications, and equipment requirements for an 8 ton an hour feed mill. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookMicronutrient deficiencies in the Arab Middle East countries
Proceedings ; Workshop on Micronutrient Deficiencies in the Arab Middle East, Amman (Jordan), 27-29 Jun 1995
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No results found.Micronutrient deficiencies are worldwide problems. Studies in the Arab countries indicate that these deficiencies are widely prevalent, although, their prevalence varies innumerously from country to country, and from disease to disease. The major micronutrient deficiencies reported in this part of the world are iron deficiency anaemia, iodine deficiency disorders, and vitamin A and D deficiencies. Iron deficiency anaemia is a common nutritional problem in all Arab countries. Its prevalence range s from 10% to 80% depending on age, sex and physiological status of the population. Iodine deficiency disorders are reported in many remote and mountain areas in this region. Studies on vitamin D deficiency are scarce. However, several studies from Saudi Arabia showed that even with the abundant sunlight in the country, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is relatively high. Indicators from some Arab countries, especially Sudan and Egypt showed that vitamin A deficiency is a problem of concer n. Information on micronutrient deficiencies in the Arab countries are limited. This is the first publication which deals with the prevalence and control of micronutrient deficiencies in these countries. The work was done in cooperation with FAOIRNEN Cairo, Arab Nutrition Society and Nestle Company. We hope that this work will be valuable to those interested in micronutrient deficiencies in this part of the world.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAgricultural investment funds for development
Descriptive analysis and lessons learned from fund management, performance and private–public collaboration
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No results found.This publication explores agricultural investment funds as a vehicle for financing agricultural businesses and projects. It looks at the capital needs of the different agricultural actors along the agricultural value chain and taking into consideration investment funds involving all kinds of investors (private, public as well as joint initiatives) and investment objectives. The publication draws heavily from the FAO 2010 publication “Agricultural Investment Funds for Developing Countries”, which was developed from an FAO-ConCAP research study that identified a broad range of investment funds that target agriculture in developing and transitioning countries. The identified funds were classified according to various criteria such as geographic distribution, capital, shareholder and investor base, investment instruments, target group served and financial performance, as well as organizational and operational structure. In this context, 63 agricultural investment funds fitting the selection criteria were identified and used in this study. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookSoybean prices, economic growth and poverty in Argentina and Brazil 2017
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No results found.This paper analyzes the relationship between international soybean prices and economic growth; and poverty in Argentina and Brazil, with an emphasis on the period after 2003. It analyzes the beginning of soybean activity in both countries, showing the importance of international prices and macroeconomic policies in the evolution of the two industries, as well as the prominence of soy as an export commodity during the 1990s. It highlights the importance of soybeans and presented the structure of the soybean value chain in both countries. We then move to analyze soybean prices and their relation to growth, including how changes in international soybean prices were transmitted to producer prices, and the relationship between prices and poverty reduction both in Argentina and Brazil. Policy implications are then analized as a conclusion of the paper.