enhancedcoffeehealth.myorganogold FARMERS IN GHANA (BIRIM CENTRAL), HAPPY WITH THE SMALL RUMINANTS PROJECT! Small RUMINANTS Refer To SHEEP AND GOATS! They Are Ruminants, Because They Chew The CUD! They Have FOUR STOMACH COMPARTMENTS, The RUMEN, THE RETICULUM, THE OMASUM, AND ABOMASUM! Due To The PROBLEMS OF SLEEPING SICKNESS, Caused By TSETSE-FLIES, THE SAVANNA REGIONS OF GHANA ARE MOSTLY UNSUITABLE FOR RAISING The LARGER RUMINANTS, CATTLE. The ZEBUS And The WEST AFRICAN SHORT-HORNS ARE PERHAPS THE ONLY TWO BREEDS OF CATTLE, RESISTANT TO TSETSE-FLY INFESTATION! Ghana IMPORTS VIRTUALLY A LARGE PROPORTION OF ITS ANIMAL PROTEIN NEEDS FROM AFRICAN COUNTRIES LIKE, MALI, BURKINA FASO, NIGER, AND ALSO FROM EUROPE, AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND, AND AMERICA! The IMPORTANCE OF PROTENOID DIETARY NEEDS FOR THE HEALTHY, DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH OF HER CITIZENS, Cannot Be OVER-EMPHASIZED! In The 1960s, In GHANA, The ANIMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES, And The ANIMAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, Of THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, EMBARKED UPON BREEDING RESEARCH PROGRAMS, To IMPROVE THE LOCAL SHEEP BREEDS, In Order To INCREASE THE PROTEINOID DIETARY NEEDS OF GHANAIANS, And CAME UP WITH A MIXED SHEEP BREED, POPULARLY NAMED THE NUNGUA BLACK HEAD, WHICH WAS THEN VERY PROLIFIC. AFTER SO MANY YEARS, I LOST TRACK OF The BREEDING PROGRAMS IN THIS DIRECTION, AND WONDERING NOW, THE OUTCOME OF SUCH COST-EFFECTIVE ANIMAL BREEDING ENDEAVORS! It IS GRATIFYING, To Note THAT, M O F A, HAS RECOGNIZED THE RELEVANT IMPORTANCE OF ANIMAL PROTEIN In THE HEALTHY GROWTH OF HER CITIZEN, And PARTICIPATING, ACTIVELY In The WEST AFRICAN PRODUCTIVITY TWO, (W A A P 2), AIMED AT BOOSTING SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCTION GROWTH IN THE E C O W A S REGION! ENTITIES INVOLVED IN W A A P 2, INCLUDE, M O F A, U S A I D, D A N I D A, AND SOME NGOs! As LONG AS FARMERS SEEM HAPPY WITH THE PROJECT, M O F A MUST ENDEAVOR TO SUSTAIN THE VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT, By PROVIDING ALL FACTORS OF PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY LABOR, INCLUDING EXPERTS TO TRAIN AND SERVICE THE FARMERS! THE SUCCESS OF SUCH PROJECTS WILL MOTIVATE THE UNEMPLOYED INTO AGRICULTURE, IMPROVE OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT, CURTAIL IMPORT FOOD BILLS, AND FINALLY, ASSURE A HEALTHY, GROWING, POPULATION! diplom-ing. (AGRAR) kweku Simons bl3oobi64
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 04:31:46 +0000
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