15 FiBL project Integrating Production Systems: Low Input Dairy Management at Mirim Farm in DPR of K

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FiBL project

Title	Enhancing Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability by Integrating Production Systems: Promotion of Low Input Dairy Management at Mirim Farm in DPR of Korea
Official project number	7F-08403.01.15
FiBL project number	35131
Abstract	At the strategic level, the project aims to introduce the concept of “mixed farming systems” in the DPR of Korea and produce solid evidence that such integrated production systems provide better food security impact than conventional crop based agricultural systems. At the operational level, the project foresees to complete the model that has been set in to showcase integrated livestock-crop production. The Mirim Farm should serve as a research, education, and promotion “hub” to test, analyse and document different key technologies in this regard within the DPRK context, including the food components of quality milk production and processing practices. The activities will relate to establish milk production and processing, for different reasons: to produce a healthy product that is especially relevant for vulnerable population groups, to show that good and high quality milk yields can be produced with sound fodder management, to stimulate future investments into improving conventional landrace breeds with (Swiss) semen of steers that perform well on milk with roughage based feed.
Project status	completed
Start of project	01.11.2015
End of project	31.10.2016
(Research) Programme	Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Project partners	Academy of Agricultural Sciences (DPR of Korea)
FiBL project leader/ contact	Baumgart Lukas (Department of Socio-Economic Sciences)
FiBL project staff	Huber Beate (Department of International Cooperation, Deputy directors) Leiber Florian (Department of Livestock Sciences) Schürmann Stefan (Department of Extension, Training and Communication)
Role of FiBL	Coordination
Further Information	www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/countries/north-korea.html
Research area	Agricultural & Food Policy () Animal nutrition (Department of Livestock Sciences) Policy & sector development (Department of International Cooperation) Sustainability () Training (Department of Extension, Training and Communication)
Themes	Advice Arable Crops Asia Food processing Food security Grassland-based livestock systems Knowledge transfer
Date modified	23.08.2016