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Book (stand-alone)Technical and investment guidelines for milk cooling centres 2015
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No results found.Dairying is an essential part of integrated farming systems in developing countries and countries in transition, where milk accounts for a significant share of livestock GDP. Milk and dairy are an important subsector in the national economies of many developing countries, providing food, regular incomes for households and sustainable livelihoods for rural farmers and small and microenterprises. This book examines and provides guidance on the options for investing in milk collection and cooling s ystems for smallholders. As cooling is the most widely used technique for preserving raw milk, the publication focuses on the planning, feasibility, startup and operation of milk cooling centres (MCCs). It reviews small-scale milk cooling and preservation technologies employed around the world; discusses the steps to be followed when establishing a new MCC and selecting appropriate equipment and technology for its sustainable operation, especially in developing and transitional countries; and ex amines precooling options that minimize the overhead costs of cooling milk – nine milk cooling options and configurations are discussed in detail. Investors and farmers can select the option best suited to their location, depending on milk availability and access to roads, power, water, etc. Various power supplies and renewable energy options for MCCs are discussed, and the potential for using renewable energy such as solar, wind and geothermal power is reviewed and explored. The book also discu sses basic economic indicators and financial analysis methods for operating MCCs cost-effectively. This book aims to serve as a reference and guideline document for small and microenterprises, small-scale organizations, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, the manufacturers of bulk milk coolers for small and microenterprises, and teaching and educational institutions offering courses in dairying, food sciences and technology. -
Book (stand-alone)Improving Milk Supply in Northern Ukraine
Technical assistance to Ukraine's dairy sector
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No results found.Cow milk constitutes 98 percent of all milk produced in Ukraine with the remaining 2 percent of milk coming from goats and sheep. Milk production has experienced a decline since the country’s independence in 1991 and this agricultural sub-sector is one of the few where this trend has not abated. In spite of this, Ukraine remains an overall net exporter of dairy products. During the early transition period of 1990-2000, rural households1 increasingly resorted to subsistence farming and food self-sufficiency and added to the number of cows they held. In 2000, however, the number of cows per rural household started to decrease. In 2009, milk production of commercial farms increased for the first time since the 1990s, but continued to decline at household farms. Despite this shift in milk production trends by different farm types, rural households still account for about 80 percent of all milk produced. As opposed to dairy cattle inventories, the productivity of dairy c ows in Ukraine has been increasing since the mid-1990s, reflecting the sector’s improvements in feed conversion and more rational use of farm resources as compared with Soviet times. In 2002-2003, milk yields exceeded levels achieved in the late 1980s during the time of Soviet Ukraine. Average cow milk productivity increased by an impressive 48 percent (nearly 10 percent per year) from 2000 to 2005. Commercial dairy farms increased productivity by 86 percent (17 percent per year) and r ural household farms by 23 percent (5 percent per year) during the same period. In 2010, average milk yield per cow for all types of farms was about 4 000 kg/year in Ukraine, or slightly above milk yields in the Russian Federation (3 800 kg) but below these in Poland (4 800 kg), Belarus (4 600 kg) and Western Europe (6 700 kg) according to FAOSTAT data in 2010. However, taking into consideration the favourable climate and availability of both arable land and pastures in Ukraine, there is still significant room for cow productivity growth in Ukraine. -
Book (stand-alone)Milk and dairy products in human nutrition 2013
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No results found.Milk and dairy products are a vital source of nutrition for many people. They also present livelihood opportunities for farm families, processors and other stakeholders in dairy value chains. Consumers, industry and governments need up-to-date information on how milk and dairy products can contribute to human nutrition and how dairy-industry development can best contribute to increasing food security and alleviating poverty. This publication is unique in drawing together information on nutrition , and dairy-industry development, providing a rich source of useful material on the role of dairy products in human nutrition and the way that investment in dairy-industry development has changed. The book draws together the threads of the two stories, on nutrition and on dairy-industry development, by considering key trends that emerge from the information presented and highlighting the issues that arise from them. It discusses the implications of these findings for the future of the dairy sect or, particularly in developing countries.
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