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- Screening of village-based livestock for milk and growth rates: An innovative farmer participatory approach for optimized breed improvement
Screening of village-based livestock for milk and growth rates: An innovative farmer participatory approach for optimized breed improvement
Gambia, Guinea
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Research and similar intellectual activities |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 29.10.2002 |
| Signed | 08.11.2002 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | ITC |
| Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, BMZ/GTZ, BMZ |
| Organization | International Trypanotolerance Centre |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.07 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.42 |
The grant was extended in support of the ITC-sponsored research project on Screening of village-based livestock for milk and growth rates: An innovative farmer participatory approach for optimized breed improvement. The research aimed to support the implementation of village-based screening to optimize livestock breeds improvement with a growing farmers and other stakeholders participation to boost income and enhance food security in selected villages in The Gambia and Guinea. ITC presented a satisfactory mid-term progress report for the period November 2002 – May 2003 as well as a financial report.