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The document is a certificate from the University of South Africa awarding a National Diploma to Iaco Le Roux for meeting the requirements and completing the prescribed curriculum. It confirms that Iaco Le Roux fulfilled the requirements to receive a National Diploma in Criminology on December 2nd, 2015 and bears the signature of the University Registrar.
The article presents the results of the study of the mass of 1000 peeled hairy seeds by fertilizing the soil and improving the ecological condition of the soil by coating the hairy seeds with organic fertilizers. While the weight of 1000 pieces of hairy seeds was 120.3 grams, the weight of 1000 pieces of shell hair seeds in the portable device was 130.1 grams, which is 9.8 grams more than the control. M. A. Mamashaev | Umidjon Bakijonovich Imamkulov | Muqimjon Khabibjonovich Imamov "Ways to Improve the Environment" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47519.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/47519/ways-to-improve-the-environment/m-a-mamashaev
Sweetpotato silage making for pig feed in Uganda: A proposed business caseRTBENDURE
Over the last three decades, pig populations and pork consumption have increased significantly in Uganda, providing income for rural and peri-urban households. However, pig productivity is low due to inadequate and seasonal feed availability. Sweetpotato vines and peels are commonly used but underutilized feeds. This document proposes a business case for sweetpotato silage making and marketing to address seasonal feed shortages. A multi-level business model is proposed to strengthen links between pig farmers, sweetpotato traders, and markets to increase access to materials for silage making. The business aims to build capacity for entrepreneurship and effective operations through training, mentoring and pilot programs. Research questions focus on integrating sweetpotato and pig enterprises through feasible,
Geographical gaps identified in germplasm collections at the ICRISAT genebankICRISAT
Plant genetic resources (PGR) are finite, vulnerable and fast eroding. The ICRISAT genebank at Patancheru, India conserves the largest collections (125,050 accessions) of its mandate crops: sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut and finger millet and five small millets, from 144 countries. Gap analysis was performed for identifying geographical gaps in the existing collections for future exploration to ensure the availability of wide variability to researchers
Enhancing chickpea production in rainfed rice fallow lands (RRFL) of Chhattis...ICRISAT
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The document outlines ICRISAT's groundnut, chickpea, and pigeonpea seed production and delivery strategy for South Asia. It discusses milestones such as upgrading breeder seed production facilities at NARS research stations, producing 300 tons of groundnut, 200 tons of chickpea, and 50 tons of pigeonpea seed annually. It details plans for foundation and certified seed production of various varieties at research stations in India. It also discusses developing farmer-friendly informal seed systems and establishing small pilot scale seed production, processing, and storage facilities.
The document is a certificate from the University of South Africa awarding a National Diploma to Iaco Le Roux for meeting the requirements and completing the prescribed curriculum. It confirms that Iaco Le Roux fulfilled the requirements to receive a National Diploma in Criminology on December 2nd, 2015 and bears the signature of the University Registrar.
The article presents the results of the study of the mass of 1000 peeled hairy seeds by fertilizing the soil and improving the ecological condition of the soil by coating the hairy seeds with organic fertilizers. While the weight of 1000 pieces of hairy seeds was 120.3 grams, the weight of 1000 pieces of shell hair seeds in the portable device was 130.1 grams, which is 9.8 grams more than the control. M. A. Mamashaev | Umidjon Bakijonovich Imamkulov | Muqimjon Khabibjonovich Imamov "Ways to Improve the Environment" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47519.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/47519/ways-to-improve-the-environment/m-a-mamashaev
Sweetpotato silage making for pig feed in Uganda: A proposed business caseRTBENDURE
Over the last three decades, pig populations and pork consumption have increased significantly in Uganda, providing income for rural and peri-urban households. However, pig productivity is low due to inadequate and seasonal feed availability. Sweetpotato vines and peels are commonly used but underutilized feeds. This document proposes a business case for sweetpotato silage making and marketing to address seasonal feed shortages. A multi-level business model is proposed to strengthen links between pig farmers, sweetpotato traders, and markets to increase access to materials for silage making. The business aims to build capacity for entrepreneurship and effective operations through training, mentoring and pilot programs. Research questions focus on integrating sweetpotato and pig enterprises through feasible,
Over the last three decades, pig populations and pork consumption have increased significantly in Uganda, providing income for rural and peri-urban households. However, pig productivity is low due to inadequate and seasonal feed availability. Sweetpotato residues are commonly used but availability is limited to certain seasons. Farmers resort to lower quality alternative feeds or destock herds during feed shortages. Sweetpotato silage making is proposed as a feed conservation strategy to mitigate shortages. A business case study examines a multi-level model for organized sweetpotato value chains, conservation through silage making, and marketing of silage specifically for pig feeds. The model aims to strengthen linkages between pig farmers and sweetpotato traders while building capacity for entrepreneur
Over the last three decades, pig populations and pork consumption have increased significantly in Uganda, providing income for rural and peri-urban households. However, pig productivity is low due to inadequate and seasonal feed availability. Sweetpotato vines and peels are commonly used but underutilized feeds. This document proposes a business case for sweetpotato silage making and marketing to address seasonal feed shortages. A multi-level business model is proposed to strengthen links between pig farmers, sweetpotato traders, and markets to increase access to materials for silage making. The business aims to build capacity for entrepreneurship and effective operations through training, mentoring and pilot programs. Research questions focus on integrating sweetpotato and pig enterprises through feasible,
Sweetpotato silage making for pig feed in ugandaILRI
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2) There was no association between gender and price fixing.
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This document proposes a project to validate clamp and silo storage methods for extending the shelf life of harvested sweet potato roots in Uganda. Sweet potato is an important food security crop in Uganda, but farmers currently harvest all crops before the dry season due to losses from weevils and rotting, resulting in price fluctuations. The project will test storage of three varieties in clamps and silos in three districts, assessing rotting, sprouting and damage over time. Promising techniques will be disseminated through extension partners. Market opportunities will also be identified to help farmers and traders benefit from longer shelf life. The goal is to increase food security and incomes for 40,000 sweet potato growing households through extended fresh root availability.
Improving the shelf life of sweetpotato roots in the market and household lev...RTBENDURE
This document proposes a project to validate clamp and silo storage methods for extending the shelf life of harvested sweet potato roots in Uganda. Sweet potato is an important food security crop in Uganda, but farmers currently harvest all crops before the dry season due to losses from weevils and rotting, resulting in price fluctuations. The project will test storage of three varieties in clamps and silos in three districts, assessing rotting, sprouting and weevil damage over time. Promising techniques will be disseminated through extension services and organizations. Market opportunities will also be identified to help farmers and traders benefit from longer shelf life. The goal is to increase food security and incomes for the estimated 40,000 sweet potato farming households in Uganda
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3) The probability analysis finds that the failure probability is most affected by the standard deviation of pore water pressure, cohesion, internal angle of friction, and correlation coefficient between parameters, though individual limit equilibrium methods only account for one of these parameters in each analysis.
Over the last three decades, pig populations and pork consumption have increased significantly in Uganda, providing income for rural and peri-urban households. However, pig productivity is low due to inadequate and seasonal feed availability. Sweetpotato residues are commonly used but availability is limited to certain seasons. Farmers resort to lower quality alternative feeds or destock herds during feed shortages. Sweetpotato silage making is proposed as a feed conservation strategy to mitigate shortages. A business case study examines a multi-level model for organized sweetpotato value chains, conservation through silage making, and marketing of silage specifically for pig feeds. The model aims to strengthen linkages between pig farmers and sweetpotato traders while building capacity for entrepreneur
Over the last three decades, pig populations and pork consumption have increased significantly in Uganda, providing income for rural and peri-urban households. However, pig productivity is low due to inadequate and seasonal feed availability. Sweetpotato vines and peels are commonly used but underutilized feeds. This document proposes a business case for sweetpotato silage making and marketing to address seasonal feed shortages. A multi-level business model is proposed to strengthen links between pig farmers, sweetpotato traders, and markets to increase access to materials for silage making. The business aims to build capacity for entrepreneurship and effective operations through training, mentoring and pilot programs. Research questions focus on integrating sweetpotato and pig enterprises through feasible,
Sweetpotato silage making for pig feed in ugandaILRI
Poster prepared by Michel Dione for the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas Annual Meeting, Entebbe, Uganda, 29 September-3 October 2014
This study aims to assess the effects of thermal stress on semen parameters of Alpine bucks. The study will be conducted over three months - January (winter), April (spring), and June (summer) - to determine the impacts of cold and heat stress. Blood and semen parameters like red blood cell count, white blood cell count, packed cell volume, hemoglobin levels, ejaculate color, consistency, volume, sperm concentration, motility, viability, and morphology will be evaluated to understand how thermal stress influences the physiological and biochemical traits of buck semen.
Factors Constraining Commercial Farming of Snail among Farmers in Rural Areas...AI Publications
This study examined the factors constraining the commercial production of snail in the rural areas of Rivers State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The study was guided by four research questions. The population for the study were the accessible snail farmers in Rivers state, as 80 snail farmers were purposively sample to answer the research questions. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and structured interview schedule, validated and their reliability established. The data gathered were analyzed using Mean statistics and Standard Deviation. The findings showed that commercial snail production was constrained by factors ranging from finance, environment, lack of technical-know-how to high incidence of pests and diseases. It was therefore, recommended that Government and development stakeholders intervention were needed in areas of credits and education.
Economics of production and egg quality characteristics of Layer Chickens Fed...AI Publications
The study evaluated the effect of prosopis africana seed coat meal (PASCM) on the economics of production and egg quality characteristics of three hundred (300) Nera brown layer chickens thatwere fed for 39 weeks. The birds were randomly allotted to 5 experimental diets with 3 replications of 20 birds each. The diets were formulated with the inclusion of PASCM at 0, 15, 20, 25 and 30% levels for treatments T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5, respectively and the data collected were subjected to analysis of Variance in a completely randomized design. Results obtained showed that in the economics of egg production, egg/hen/day, egg sales/day (₦) and profit/day (₦) decreased with increased PASCM inclusion in the diets. While most of the egg quality parameters were affected (P < 0.05) by the dietary treatments, except egg weight, egg length, shell thickness and egg shape index. The economics of production and egg quality characteristics showed that 20% PASCM inclusion level resulted in optimum production and hence this level is recommended for adoption.
ASSOCIATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES WITH THE PRICE FIXING IN SELLING ...Mohd Asif Shah
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2) There was no association between gender and price fixing.
3) There was an association between education level and price fixing, with illiterate farmers most likely to agree mutually while more educated farmers saw more buyer impact.
4) The study used survey data and chi-square tests to analyze these relationships.
The document summarizes the development of indigenous chicken breeds in Nigeria from the PEARL project to the current ACGG program. It discusses (1) how previous research established the potential of indigenous breeds, (2) the development and characterization of improved indigenous breeds through the FUNAAB breeding program, and (3) plans to implement large-scale on-station and on-farm testing of top breeds through the new ACGG program to support rural farmers.
This document proposes a project to validate clamp and silo storage methods for extending the shelf life of harvested sweet potato roots in Uganda. Sweet potato is an important food security crop in Uganda, but farmers currently harvest all crops before the dry season due to losses from weevils and rotting, resulting in price fluctuations. The project will test storage of three varieties in clamps and silos in three districts, assessing rotting, sprouting and damage over time. Promising techniques will be disseminated through extension partners. Market opportunities will also be identified to help farmers and traders benefit from longer shelf life. The goal is to increase food security and incomes for 40,000 sweet potato growing households through extended fresh root availability.
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This document proposes a project to validate clamp and silo storage methods for extending the shelf life of harvested sweet potato roots in Uganda. Sweet potato is an important food security crop in Uganda, but farmers currently harvest all crops before the dry season due to losses from weevils and rotting, resulting in price fluctuations. The project will test storage of three varieties in clamps and silos in three districts, assessing rotting, sprouting and weevil damage over time. Promising techniques will be disseminated through extension services and organizations. Market opportunities will also be identified to help farmers and traders benefit from longer shelf life. The goal is to increase food security and incomes for the estimated 40,000 sweet potato farming households in Uganda
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This study evaluated seven cabbage varieties for resistance to internal tipburn, a calcium deficiency disorder, under a rain shelter in Kerala, India. The varieties were treated with three levels of calcium foliar spray (0%, 0.5%, and 1.5%) and differences between varieties were observed for plant characteristics and yield. Only the variety NS 43 showed symptoms of internal tipburn, and only in plots treated with 1.5% calcium spray. While calcium spray and variety affected tipburn incidence, interactions between these factors did not significantly impact plant characteristics or yield. Overall, calcium foliar application was found to minimize internal tipburn, with 0.5% spray preventing symptoms in NS 43.
The feeding component in rural and peri-urban smallholder pig systems in UgandaILRI
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Sustainability of Goat Farming in Mediterranean Countries
1. Abstract of Applied Sciences and Engineering, 2016, Vol.9
DOI: 10.18488/journal.1001/2016.9/1001.9
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Sustainability of Goat Farming in Mediterranean Countries
Nazan Koluman1
--- Serap Göncü2
--- Murat Görgülü3
1,2,3
Çukurova University, Agricultural Fac. Dept.of Anim. Sci. Adana-Turkey
Abstract
One of the limited scientific studies of livestock production is meat type goat
production. Goat meat, particularly in tropical regions, Southeast Asia and more is
consumed due to be preferred by people with low incomes in Africa. Due to insufficient
marketing situation, organisational structure, prejudice and grassland possibilities,
economic value of goat meat is very low. On the other hand, besides of goat meat
production cost is low and has different advanteges and goat is use low productive
grassland areas and it is very effective livestock production systems for cost effective
rantability. During last 10 years, goat production sector has changed in Turkey. The
number of dairy goat farms has increased sharply and the possibilities of marketing to
goat meat come into agenda, as well. In this review importance of the goat meat
production and industrial goat meat prodcution sector and their sustainability will be
discussed.
Keywords: Goat meat, Meat production potantial, Sustainability.