SELECTED PROJECTS
Costa Rica
Agricultural Produce Marketing Project
The project, run by a resident Israeli expert
in cooperation with Costa Rican experts,
aims at organizing the agricultural marketing
network both for local and international
sales and distribution. The project includes
construction of regional centers that provide
the framework for commercial activities.
In addition, these centers provide farmers
with extensive information to facilitate
marketing efforts. The project is coupled
with training activities organised by the
Israeli expert.
The project is in cooperation with the Costa
Rican Ministry of Agriculture and the CNP
(National Center of Production).
El Salvador
Dairy Cattle Husbandry
The approach of the project is based on a
system of agricultural extension with
dissemination of appropriate technologies
such as supplying feed such as forage, silage
and grains throughout the year and particularly
during the six months of the dry season;
milking techniques and equipment; reduction
of heat stress and a computerized system for
the maintenance of dairy cattle farms.
The project is accompanied by a resident
Israeli expert, charged with providing on-site
training and introducing new technologies
and methods in dairies throughout El Salvador.
Extension and dissemination are carried out
by a unit comprised of 12 agricultural
engineers, of whom eight were trained in
Israel. 120 milking dairy farms, with 40-400
milking cows per farm, are involved in the
project. The average milk yield since the
beginning of the project has risen from 2,000
liters per year per cow to 7,500 liters.
The project team also organizes conferences,
courses and follow-up training in El Salvador
and in neighboring countries.
The project is in cooperation with the El
Salvadoran Ministry of Agriculture, the National
Center for Technology of Agriculture and
Forestry (CENTA), the Department for Animal
Husbandry, Proleche and USAID.
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