Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
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Regional Consultation Meeting<br />
Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 1999, Costa Rica<br />
Federico Holmann, Pedro Argel, Carlos Lascano, and Alber<strong>to</strong> Ramírez<br />
CIAT, Colombia<br />
A regional consultation meeting was held in Atenas, Costa Rica, <strong>to</strong> plan<br />
future activities of Phase II of the Consortium in Central America and the<br />
Caribbean. The objectives of the regional consultation were <strong>to</strong>: (a) present<br />
the status of Consortium activities and achievements <strong>to</strong> date; (b) present<br />
and discuss opportunities <strong>to</strong> improve the dual-purpose production systems<br />
of each of the six countries that will participate in Phase II of Tropileche; (c)<br />
participate in a field visit <strong>to</strong> observe and discuss the technologies being<br />
promoted among producers; (d) develop profiles of research proposals for<br />
Central America and the Caribbean and for each one of the six participating<br />
countries; and (e) identify potential sources of funding.<br />
A common vision of the future of regional production systems was<br />
developed at the regional consultation meeting, and specific activities <strong>to</strong> be<br />
carried out by each country, according <strong>to</strong> its specific priorities, were defined.<br />
There were 29 participants at the consultation meeting, including<br />
researchers, producers, and milk plant processing representatives from<br />
Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Dominican<br />
Republic.<br />
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