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DocumentImplementation of a Certified Smallholder Supply Chain and Test Marketing Traceable Free Range Chicken: I. Methodology
Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: A Living from Livestock
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No results found.This report summarizes the methodologies used in implementing a certified smallholder supply chain and testing marketing traceable free range chicken for the Pilot Project for Certified Smallholder Poultry Supply Chains in Ha Noi. Previous studies have indicated a high level of demand for smallholder chicken in Ha Noi, and this undeveloped market has the potential to both improve public health and alleviate rural poverty. Several small poultry farms with suitable feeding practices that adhered t o national farm safety standards were selected to sell 3,600 chicken into a supply chain for 8 vendors in Ha Noi markets over a 1 month period. The farms were supported by local veterinary officials and sold chicken to traders who worked with slaughterhouses that cooperated with this project. Use of local institutions and existing vendorslaughterhouses relationships has improved the sustainability of these activities, and the use of chicken tags introduced a simple but effective innovation to en sure traceability. -
MeetingLessons learned from case-studies on animal genetic resources 2001
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No results found.7th SBSSTA Meeting: Agricultural Biological Diversity - Subsidiary body on scientific, technical and technological advice, Montreal, 12-16 November 2001 -
Book (series)Establishing residue supply chains to reduce open burning – The case of rice straw and renewable energy in Punjab, India 2022
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No results found.Open burning of crop residues in India is a serious issue that not only impacts human health but is also detrimental to soil health in the long term. According to the estimates from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, about 500 million tonnes of crop residues are generated annually. While a portion of these residues is used for various purposes, a larger portion is burnt in the fields. The problem seems to be specifically severe in Punjab where a large quantity of rice straw is nurnt after harvesting rice to prepare the field quickly and cheaply for wheat cultivation. It is in this background that the project aimed to support the local government in Punjab and the national government of India to use rice straw productively and avoid open burning. Rice straw is a useful resource that can be used in-situ to maintain soil fertility as well as ex-situ to produce value added products including energy. However, a key challenge in using crop residues, including rice straw, is to mobilize it in systematically. This report presents a model crop residue value chain that can support the collection, transport, storage of rice straw which can enable productive uses of rice straw. Moreover, it estimates the quantity of rice straw produced in each district in Punjab and further estimates the investment needed in developing a crop residue supply chain in the state. Finally, it also undertakes a techno-economic assessment of energy technlogies to identify the most profitable way to use rice straw to produce sustainable energy.
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