Are we Prepared to Help Small Farmers in Developing Coutries?

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Provisions of Title XII Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act offer new challenges to U.S. universities through participation in the creation of national systems of agricultural education, extension and research in developing countries. A salient feature will be the determination of priorities for research to enhance economic and social benefits to small farms. This focus could lead U.S. Animal Scientists into an unaccustomed area of activity and contacts which should prove stimulating. In preparation of this report, viewpoints were solicited from a number of animal scientists with extensive experience overseas. The inquiries sought definitions for small farms (animal), some of the research requirements, characteristics of small farmers or herders, and factors limiting their contributions to food supplies. The objectives of the report are to draw attention to several of the problems we will encounter and to point out a few of the apparent shortcomings of present technology for applicability to small farms. Copyright © 1978. American Society of Animal Science. Copyright 1978 by American Society of Animal Science.

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