Bringing Out the Best in Local Foods The primary objective of this assignment was to train chefs, and staff on creatively utilizing local foods to meet the needs of a... Read More
Bringing Out the Best in Local Foods
Month: September 2017
Specialized Marketing: Full Carcass Utilization Restaurant, Lamb-Goat Sausage, Curing, Smoking
Specialized Marketing: Full Carcass Utilization Restaurant, Lamb-Goat Sausage, Curing, Smoking During the second month, Chef Sarah Master joined Benedicto. They provide training and technical support on menu development using local... Read More
Cooperative Members’ Nutrition Assessment: Protein Choices and Opportunities
Cooperative Members’ Nutrition Assessment: Protein Choices and Opportunities Benedicto Marinas had a two month assignment and worked in four villages: Bougouni, Klé, Solla-Bougouda (Sikasso region), and Molondo (Ségou region). His... Read More
Enhance Local Production Methods
Enhance Local Production Methods Rosemary Neville and Sharman Davis Barrett provided trainings and technical support to expand value-added options for livestock and other crops being produced by smallholders. The hosts... Read More
Cooperative Capacity Building and Leadership
Cooperative Capacity Building and Leadership Volunteers Mitchelle Makamjoula and Jake McIntosh worked both separately and as a team. Both assignments focused on helping farmers, professionals, and students understand and implement... Read More
Upgrading Stock Genetics: Breeding Systems
Upgrading Stock Genetics: Breeding Systems To support the ongoing breeding program, trainings and hands-on demonstrations were provided on genetics and nutrition for students at the Centre d’Apprentissage Agricole Samanko,... Read More
GPS Mapping
GPS Mapping Matt McIntosh focused on GPS tracking of sedentary small ruminant herds to understand livestock grazing patterns on rangeland and crop fields and included: • Testing a lighter GPS... Read More
Small Ruminant Production and Nutrition Systems
Small Ruminant Production and Nutrition Systems Dr. Andrés Cibils developed and presented a graduate student seminar: “Feeding Grazing Ruminants in the Tropics” to 17 master’s students in agricultural economics at... Read More
Small Ruminant Fodder Production Systems
Feeding Small Ruminants Year-Round The primary objective of this assignment was to provide the F3P supported farmers with knowledge, skills and tools to practically implement better strategies for feeding animals... Read More
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