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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:32:27 +0100
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Dear colleagues,



FAO published a new book on "Biotechnologies at work for smallholders: Case studies from developing countries in crops, livestock and fish". The book is available at http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3403e/i3403e00.htm , where individual chapters can be downloaded (as PDF files) as well as the whole book, in low (4.6 MB) or in high (7.7 MB) resolution.



Edited by J. Ruane, J.D. Dargie, C. Mba, P. Boettcher, H.P.S. Makkar, D.M. Bartley and A. Sonnino, the 198-page book documents a series of 19 case studies where agricultural biotechnologies were used to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries. They were prepared by scientists directly involved in the initiatives who describe the background, achievements, obstacles, challenges and lessons learned from the different case studies. After an introductory first chapter, the next three chapters are dedicated to case studies in the crop, livestock and aquaculture/fisheries sectors respectively. The final chapter summarizes the background, challenges, results and lessons learned from the 19 case studies.



A press release about the book was also released on 29th October, which is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Italian and Spanish, at http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/202820/icode/ . To accompany the press release, a Question-and-Answers document (in English) was also published as well as a radio interview (in English and Spanish) with Andrea Sonnino, Chief of the FAO Research and Extension Unit.





Case Studies in the Livestock Sector are as follows:



3.1 Sustainable Improvement in Sheep Productivity in India Using the FecB (Booroola) Mutation C. Nimbkar



3.2 Saving the Endangered Namaqua Afrikaner Sheep Breed in South Africa through Conservation and Utilization E. van Marle-Koster, C. Visser, S.O. Qwabe and M.A. Snyman



3.3 Application of Artificial Insemination with Frozen Semen in an Angora Goat Breeding Project in Northern Patagonia, Argentina A. Gibbons, J. Arrigo, H. Taddeo, M. Abad and M. Cueto



3.4 Use of Artificial Insemination in a Community-Based Approach to Deliver Cattle Production-Related Veterinary Services in Four Dairy-Producing Areas of Bangladesh M.M.U. Bhuiyan, M.T. Islam and M. Shamsuddin



3.5 Intensive and Integrated Farm Systems using Fermentation of Swine Effluent in Brazil I. Bergier, E. Soriano, G. Wiedman and A. Kososki



3.6 Taking the Laboratory to the Field: Rapid Diagnosis of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Cameroon A. Wade and A. Souley



3.7 Application of the Sterile Insect Technique in Zanzibar to Eradicate Tsetse Flies, the Vectors of Trypanosomosis U. Feldmann, F. Mramba, A.G. Parker, K.M. Saleh, V.A. Dyck and M.J.B. Vreysen





Harinder Makkar

FAO, Rome, Italy

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