A programme for advancing small farm goat production in Latin America
The diets of around 31 million people living on Latin America's 7.8 million farms of 10 or less hectares are deficient in general and in protein of animal origin in particular. The rearing of goats which are adapted to the small farmers' limited space, forage, feed and financial resources in one way of improving this situation. Technologies which result in high levels of production, considering small farm conditions, have been developed in the Region. However, experience has shown that such technologies do not automatically trickle down to the small farmer and that development programmes at the small farm level are needed which most countries do not have. One object of the FAO Regional Office's Programme for Basic Food Production is the formulation of such programmes in the countries. A recent study has shown that there are examples of successful implementation of advanced animal production technologies on small farms when technical assistance was provided and that farmer acceptance of such assistance was increased when credit was available. Commercialization also contributes to increased production. It is therefore considered that technologies be a part of a package including technical assistance, credit and commercialization. Efforts are being made to implement projects with these features
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Scottsdale, AZ (EUA)
1982
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| Summary: | The diets of around 31 million people living on Latin America's 7.8 million farms of 10 or less hectares are deficient in general and in protein of animal origin in particular. The rearing of goats which are adapted to the small farmers' limited space, forage, feed and financial resources in one way of improving this situation. Technologies which result in high levels of production, considering small farm conditions, have been developed in the Region. However, experience has shown that such technologies do not automatically trickle down to the small farmer and that development programmes at the small farm level are needed which most countries do not have. One object of the FAO Regional Office's Programme for Basic Food Production is the formulation of such programmes in the countries. A recent study has shown that there are examples of successful implementation of advanced animal production technologies on small farms when technical assistance was provided and that farmer acceptance of such assistance was increased when credit was available. Commercialization also contributes to increased production. It is therefore considered that technologies be a part of a package including technical assistance, credit and commercialization. Efforts are being made to implement projects with these features |
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