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The first six months of this year have been a busy time for all personnel in the sub-programme. Apart from our regular Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) activities and our technical support given to on-going national and regional Technical Co-operation (TC) projects, we were also involved in the initiation (together with TC country officers) of the 2014/15 biennial TC project cycle. In addition to this, when carrying out our 2010/11 end of cycle programmatic performance evaluations, we could identify the areas where good performance was achieved as well as areas where further improvements are needed. It is hoped that our inputs will serve the best interests of our Member States for the present programme cycle 2012-2013. In response to many requests from our readers, I have decided to give a brief overview of our Subprogramme as background to the upcoming 'Scientific Forum' (Food for the Future: Meeting the Challenges with Nuclear Applications) that will take place during he IAEA General Conference in September 2012. The focus of the Animal production and Health Subprogramme activities is on enhancing food security by supporting sustainable livestock production systems in developing countries. This is to be achieved by strategic and applied research, technology transfer and
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title = {Animal Production and Health Newsletter, No. 56, July 2012}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {The first six months of this year have been a busy time for all personnel in the sub-programme. Apart from our regular Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) activities and our technical support given to on-going national and regional Technical Co-operation (TC) projects, we were also involved in the initiation (together with TC country officers) of the 2014/15 biennial TC project cycle. In addition to this, when carrying out our 2010/11 end of cycle programmatic performance evaluations, we could identify the areas where good performance was achieved as well as areas where further improvements are needed. It is hoped that our inputs will serve the best interests of our Member States for the present programme cycle 2012-2013. In response to many requests from our readers, I have decided to give a brief overview of our Subprogramme as background to the upcoming 'Scientific Forum' (Food for the Future: Meeting the Challenges with Nuclear Applications) that will take place during he IAEA General Conference in September 2012. The focus of the Animal production and Health Subprogramme activities is on enhancing food security by supporting sustainable livestock production systems in developing countries. This is to be achieved by strategic and applied research, technology transfer and capacity building. The three principal components of the sub-programme are animal nutrition, animal reproduction and breeding and animal health. Problems are identified and solutions developed through the use of strategically applied nuclear-based tools, in conjunction with conventional technologies to: - Characterize and optimally utilize locally available feed and feed resources to enhance maximum energy conversion, whilst minimizing methane and CO2 emissions; - Increase animal production through the characterization of livestock genetic make-up to drive the integration of locally adapted animal breeds with trait selected exotic breeds to satisfy the increasing demand for 'more and of better quality' animals and animal products; - Assess and reduce the risk to livestock by the effective diagnosis and monitoring of transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses and their use in national and international control and eradication programmes. The above activities are complemented by tools developed for computerized data management in disease diagnosis and animal production; use of geographic information systems in the management of farm resources and diseases; and distance learning through information communication technologies in the related areas. The aim of the IAEA Scientific Forum on Food Security is to present to Member States the use of nuclear applications for food security in food production, food protection and food safety. Food and agriculture face unprecedented challenges - population increase, degradation of resources, climate change, arable land reduction, water scarcity, urbanization, migration, diet change, and the shift to biofuels, among other things, are affecting local and global food security and putting pressure on productive capacity and ecosystems. By 2050, the world's population will reach 9 billion, 34% higher than today. In order to feed this larger and more urbanized population, food production must increase by more than 70%. Annual cereal production will need to rise to about 3 billion tonnes from 2.1 billion today and annual meat production will need to rise by over 200 million tonnes to reach 470 million tonnes. Never before, on such a scale, has it been more important for the world to generate and use agricultural technologies to reduce hunger and poverty in an equitable, environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner. We promote the value added use nuclear techniques and related biotechnologies to develop and improve strategies for affordable and sustainable food. Nuclear techniques enable farmers, food processors and government agencies to provide people with more, better and safer food, while conserving soil and water resources and the biodiversity on which these products depend. To this effect, the Joint FAO/IAEA Division cooperates with approximately 500 research institutions and experimental stations in Member States through a network provided through some 34 Coordinated Research Projects (CRPs). The Joint Division is also responsible for providing scientific and technical support to over 200 national and regional IAEA Technical Co-operation Projects, as well as for inter-regional and regional training courses being organised each year for more than 1000 trainees from developing countries. We will continue to keep all interested parties informed on the proceedings and developments that emanate from this forum. Much of this, and other interesting stories, can be followed on our website (http://www.iaea.org/programmes/nafa/d3/index.html). As discussed in previous newsletters, the Animal Production and Health sub-programme will continue to move progressively forward and in pace with developments within the livestock field so as to optimally serve our Member States. We will therefore continue to encourage project teams to keep abreast of current technological developments and to promote their implementation where feasible. This will allow a better positioning of our Member States with respect to international trade and other livestock-related issues. In turn, it will assure improved quality assurance of animal husbandry and health practices, and lead to greater food autonomy for Member States.}
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title = {Animal Production and Health Newsletter, No. 56, July 2012}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {The first six months of this year have been a busy time for all personnel in the sub-programme. Apart from our regular Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) activities and our technical support given to on-going national and regional Technical Co-operation (TC) projects, we were also involved in the initiation (together with TC country officers) of the 2014/15 biennial TC project cycle. In addition to this, when carrying out our 2010/11 end of cycle programmatic performance evaluations, we could identify the areas where good performance was achieved as well as areas where further improvements are needed. It is hoped that our inputs will serve the best interests of our Member States for the present programme cycle 2012-2013. In response to many requests from our readers, I have decided to give a brief overview of our Subprogramme as background to the upcoming 'Scientific Forum' (Food for the Future: Meeting the Challenges with Nuclear Applications) that will take place during he IAEA General Conference in September 2012. The focus of the Animal production and Health Subprogramme activities is on enhancing food security by supporting sustainable livestock production systems in developing countries. This is to be achieved by strategic and applied research, technology transfer and capacity building. The three principal components of the sub-programme are animal nutrition, animal reproduction and breeding and animal health. Problems are identified and solutions developed through the use of strategically applied nuclear-based tools, in conjunction with conventional technologies to: - Characterize and optimally utilize locally available feed and feed resources to enhance maximum energy conversion, whilst minimizing methane and CO2 emissions; - Increase animal production through the characterization of livestock genetic make-up to drive the integration of locally adapted animal breeds with trait selected exotic breeds to satisfy the increasing demand for 'more and of better quality' animals and animal products; - Assess and reduce the risk to livestock by the effective diagnosis and monitoring of transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses and their use in national and international control and eradication programmes. The above activities are complemented by tools developed for computerized data management in disease diagnosis and animal production; use of geographic information systems in the management of farm resources and diseases; and distance learning through information communication technologies in the related areas. The aim of the IAEA Scientific Forum on Food Security is to present to Member States the use of nuclear applications for food security in food production, food protection and food safety. Food and agriculture face unprecedented challenges - population increase, degradation of resources, climate change, arable land reduction, water scarcity, urbanization, migration, diet change, and the shift to biofuels, among other things, are affecting local and global food security and putting pressure on productive capacity and ecosystems. By 2050, the world's population will reach 9 billion, 34% higher than today. In order to feed this larger and more urbanized population, food production must increase by more than 70%. Annual cereal production will need to rise to about 3 billion tonnes from 2.1 billion today and annual meat production will need to rise by over 200 million tonnes to reach 470 million tonnes. Never before, on such a scale, has it been more important for the world to generate and use agricultural technologies to reduce hunger and poverty in an equitable, environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner. We promote the value added use nuclear techniques and related biotechnologies to develop and improve strategies for affordable and sustainable food. Nuclear techniques enable farmers, food processors and government agencies to provide people with more, better and safer food, while conserving soil and water resources and the biodiversity on which these products depend. To this effect, the Joint FAO/IAEA Division cooperates with approximately 500 research institutions and experimental stations in Member States through a network provided through some 34 Coordinated Research Projects (CRPs). The Joint Division is also responsible for providing scientific and technical support to over 200 national and regional IAEA Technical Co-operation Projects, as well as for inter-regional and regional training courses being organised each year for more than 1000 trainees from developing countries. We will continue to keep all interested parties informed on the proceedings and developments that emanate from this forum. Much of this, and other interesting stories, can be followed on our website (http://www.iaea.org/programmes/nafa/d3/index.html). As discussed in previous newsletters, the Animal Production and Health sub-programme will continue to move progressively forward and in pace with developments within the livestock field so as to optimally serve our Member States. We will therefore continue to encourage project teams to keep abreast of current technological developments and to promote their implementation where feasible. This will allow a better positioning of our Member States with respect to international trade and other livestock-related issues. In turn, it will assure improved quality assurance of animal husbandry and health practices, and lead to greater food autonomy for Member States.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {2012}
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