Author: Brazil. Embaixada (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brazil, Northeast
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Brazilian Northeast
Author: Brazil. Embaixada (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brazil, Northeast
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The New Sabin
Author: Lawrence Sidney ThompsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Rural Development Abstracts
Author: Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Abstracts
Author: Rural Recreation and Tourism Abstracts
Author: Attacking Rural Poverty
Author: Philip H. CoombsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780783742564
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Five-year Plan for the Development of the Brazilian Northeast
Author: Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030906029X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Micronutrient malnutrition affects approximately 2 billion people worldwide. The adverse effects of micronutrient deficiencies are profound and include premature death, poor health, blindness, growth stunting, mental retardation, learning disabilities, and low work capacity. Preventing Micronutrient Deficiencies provides a conceptual framework based on past experience that will allow funders to tailor programs to existing regional/country capabilities and to incorporate within these programs the capacity to address multiple strategies (i.e., supplementation/fortification/food-based approaches/public health measures) and multiple micronutrient deficiencies. The book does not offer recommendations on how to alleviate specific micronutrient deficienciesâ€"such recommendations are already available through the publications of diverse organizations, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Micronutrient Initiative, World Bank, United Nations Childrens' Fund, and the World Health Organization. Instead, this volume examines key elements in the design and implementation of micronutrient interventions, including such issues as: The importance of iron, vitamin A, and iodine to health. Populations at risk for micronutrient deficiency. Options for successful interventions and their cost. The feasibility of involving societal sectors in the planning and implementation of interventions. Characteristics of successful interventions. The book also contains three in-depth background papers that address the prevention of deficiencies of iron, vitamin A, and iodine.
Sheep and Goats in Developing Countries
Author: Winrock International Livestock Research and Training CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The objectives of this study are to assess the role of small ruminants (sheep and goats) in the food production systems of developing countries, examine their advantages and disadvantages, analyze the constraints limiting their further contribution to the welfare of small farm/low income rural producers, prescribe measures for overcoming these constraints, and make recommendations related to potential donor involvement in support of the development of sheep and goat production. Small ruminants are viewed as an integral, but not dominant component of complex agricultural systems. Particular emphasis is placed on sheep and goats in mixed herds grazing dry rangelands and in small mixed farm systems in medium to high rainfall areas. An analysis of major constraints -- ecological, biological, policy, and socio-economic -- leads to recommendations on the need for a balanced production system approach for research, training and development programs, and for a combination of support activities such as herd health programs, and formulation of favorable credit, marketing and pricing policies for small ruminants and their products.