Fourteen foreign officials join UNDP poultry program<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): At least 14 officials from Bangladesh, Cambodia,
\nMadagascar, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Thailand,
\nVietnam and West Samoa are currently taking part in a
\nUnited Nations Development Program-sponsored poultry husbandry
\ntraining program in Ciawi, West Java.<\/p>\n
Sri Gationo, the training coordinator, said yesterday the
\nsubjects in the two-month course include nutrition, health,
\nhousing and equipment, breeding and hatching as well as
\nmanagement and technology of poultry products.<\/p>\n
\"The course is aimed at giving participants the opportunity to
\nlearn and exchange their experiences on poultry husbandry,\"
\nGationo told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Gationo said participants were provided with practical lessons
\non making chicken nests from bamboo, simple incubators for
\nhatching eggs and dealing with livestock diseases.<\/p>\n
The training course is part of the Technical Cooperation among
\nDeveloping Countries (TCDC) program run by the Indonesian
\ngovernment. It will end on Dec. 12 this year.<\/p>\n
TCDC, organized by the Cabinet Secretary, aims at transferring
\nIndonesian experience and technology to other developing
\ncountries, he said.<\/p>\n
TCDC programs are financed by the Indonesian government, UNDP
\nand the Japanese government.<\/p>\n
Maruf Hassan, a Bangladeshi participant, said he gained much
\nfrom the training.<\/p>\n
\"Livestock is the most important income source for most
\nBangladeshis, that's why practical knowledge from the course will
\nbe very constructive to develop poultry management in my
\ncountry,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"I learned new methods in feeding and housing that could be
\nimplanted to help most Cambodian people who still raise chickens
\nin traditional ways,\" said EM Sokhom, a participant from
\nCambodia.<\/p>\n
According to UNDP data, since 1993 UNDP has allocated to the
\nprogram almost US$2.3 million and about $200,000 was given by the
\nJapanese government.<\/p>\n
\"Besides the fund from UNDP, the Indonesian government
\nallocates special funds for TCDC in the State Budget,\" said
\nSuprapto, the head of Indonesia's TCDC program.<\/p>\n
The budget for TCDC was increased to an estimated Rp 1.5
\nbillion (US$6 million) for the 1996\/1997 period from about Rp 1.3
\nbillion in the 1995\/1996 period, he said.<\/p>\n
He said TCDC organized 24 training programs in Indonesia this
\nyear, covering agriculture, family planning, irrigation and
\nhousing.<\/p>\n
The TCDC program was also applied by other developing
\ncountries as an adoption of the 1978 Buenos Aires Plan of Action
\nfor promoting and implementing technical cooperation among
\ndeveloping countries. (04)<\/p>",
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