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INTSORMIL Poultry Project<br />INTSORMIL Objective:   <br />Facilitate growth of rapidly expanding markets for sorghum and millet.<br />Introduction (by C. Johnsen):  <br />The farmers in Africa and Central America to whom INTSORMIL science is directed are typically “smallholders.”  That is, they own or plant very small areas of land—a few hectares.    Historically, these farmers have used the grain they grow for subsistence, that is, as food for their families, leaving little or no grain to sell.    <br />With improved varieties of sorghum, INTSORMIL scientists expect farmers to have large enough harvests to provide grain beyond the subsistence level—that is, grain to sell and thus provide more income for farm families.   Increased income means that families will likely supplement their grain-rich diets with meat.   <br />As reported in 2008 and 2009 by Joe Hancock and collaborators, “Poultry production is particularly well suited to a rapidly growing demand for animal products.”    <br />These domestic birds—mostly chickens—need to eat, too, a fact that closes the circle of grain grown for feed, sold to poultry farmers for a profit to the grain farmer who then adds poultry to the family diet, increasing the demand for poultry.   Consequently, Hancock and his collaborators are trying to discover whether drought-resistant sorghum and millet are suitable replacements for water-hungry corn—some of it imported—which has typically been the foundation for poultry feed.   In this story, Kate Veik explains how the INTSORMIL poultry project works in West Africa.<br />Story by Kate Veik<br />NOTE TO ADVERTISING CLASS:   QUESTIONS IN CAPS AND PARENTHESES STILL NEED ANSWERS IN A FUTURE EDIT.<br />In 2005, INTSORMIL broadened its focus to include marketing sorghum and millet as cash crops rather than solely as subsistence crops. <br />One indicator of this shift in focus is the poultry project, which started in 2007 in West Africa in the countries of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Nigeria.<br />The poultry project is more about marketing grain than strictly about the development of new varieties of grains.  Joe Hancock, an animal scientist based at Kansas State University, said.   Through this project, INTSORMIL helps to support the poultry market., although the project has also led to the development of some new grain varieties.<br />Hancock, the poultry project’s principal investigator, collaborates with many animal scientists in West Africa, Central America and the U.S.  For several years, scientists in these INTSORMIL projects have compared maize and sorghum as feed grain for broiler chicks.<br />In 2007, 2008 and 2009, (CHECK YEARS) the experiments studied nearly 2,000 chicks from (WEST AFRICAN?) farms of all sizes.<br />“We’re trying to support anyone with a need for technical help…anyone who will listen,” Hancock said. “Typically, somebody with anywhere from 50 to several hundred birds.”<br />The farms are incredibly small by U.S. standards, Hancock said. <br />For 42 days, the chicks were fed a diet either entirely maize-based or entirely sorghum-based. Then some birds were killed and their carcasses were evaluated for measurements of the intestines, gizzards, liver and fat.   (CHECK:  WHY ARE THESE MEASUREMENTS IMPORTANT?)<br />The scientists found that birds fed only sorghum had either equal or greater measurements when compared with those fed only maize. This finding improves sorghum’s marketability as a feed, which will help sorghum producers.<br />All of these experiments and measurements were taken in 2007 and 2008. The team is currently working on promoting the results of their experiments to increase the worth of sorghum as feed for poultry.<br />Through promoting sorghum as a poultry feed, INTSORMIL scientists hope to increase the use of sorghum as a cash crop rather than solely as a subsistence crop in West Africa. <br />INTSORMIL plant-breeding programs, if successful, will create excess sorghum production for farmers. <br />Instead of excess sorghum production hitting the market and driving down grain prices, the excess grain can be sold in the poultry market as feed, Hancock said, thus creating a demand for the grain as feed while maintaining a stable price for sorghum crops.<br />Though the team has not yet conducted any feed experiments with millet, it hopes to develop millet into a cash crop as well.<br />By increasing the value and use of sorghum and millet as cash crops, INTSORMIL will help farmers generate additional household income by selling eggs, poultry meat and other poultry products. <br />“Economic development is what its all about,” Hancock said.<br />On the whole, farmers in West Africa have been receptive to the new developments by the poultry project team, Hancock said.<br />The team hosts seminars for farmers twice a year to teach the new systems that incorporate sorghum and millet as animal feed. <br />“We keep the seminars pretty fundamental and basic,” Hancock said. “These aren’t large U.S. integrated systems;  these guys have pretty limited budgets.”<br />The poultry project team itself is working around a tight budget. The West African team, comprised of handpicked animal scientists throughout West Africa, met face to face for the first time during the Regional West Africa INTSORMIL conference in Burkina Faso in May 2010. <br />“That [meeting] drained our budget, but I think it was a very good investment,” Hancock said. <br />The network of scientists has proved to be an efficient use of money. The scientists collaborate with each other through e-mail or Skype and each produce data in their specific country. <br />“We get a huge data set and something truly applicable throughout West Africa,” Hancock said.<br />The network of scientists also helps with getting the science into use on farms because, in countries where they work, the scientists share the data with farmers.<br />“There is still a fair amount of concern and lack of information and we try to address that,” Hancock said. “It’s like any other outreach activity:   You always hope they [the farmers] go home and use the suggestions.”<br />The team gets a lot of feedback from farmers and uses that feedback to make sure its recommendations are working.<br />
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  • 1. INTSORMIL Poultry Project<br />INTSORMIL Objective: <br />Facilitate growth of rapidly expanding markets for sorghum and millet.<br />Introduction (by C. Johnsen): <br />The farmers in Africa and Central America to whom INTSORMIL science is directed are typically “smallholders.” That is, they own or plant very small areas of land—a few hectares. Historically, these farmers have used the grain they grow for subsistence, that is, as food for their families, leaving little or no grain to sell. <br />With improved varieties of sorghum, INTSORMIL scientists expect farmers to have large enough harvests to provide grain beyond the subsistence level—that is, grain to sell and thus provide more income for farm families. Increased income means that families will likely supplement their grain-rich diets with meat. <br />As reported in 2008 and 2009 by Joe Hancock and collaborators, “Poultry production is particularly well suited to a rapidly growing demand for animal products.” <br />These domestic birds—mostly chickens—need to eat, too, a fact that closes the circle of grain grown for feed, sold to poultry farmers for a profit to the grain farmer who then adds poultry to the family diet, increasing the demand for poultry. Consequently, Hancock and his collaborators are trying to discover whether drought-resistant sorghum and millet are suitable replacements for water-hungry corn—some of it imported—which has typically been the foundation for poultry feed. In this story, Kate Veik explains how the INTSORMIL poultry project works in West Africa.<br />Story by Kate Veik<br />NOTE TO ADVERTISING CLASS: QUESTIONS IN CAPS AND PARENTHESES STILL NEED ANSWERS IN A FUTURE EDIT.<br />In 2005, INTSORMIL broadened its focus to include marketing sorghum and millet as cash crops rather than solely as subsistence crops. <br />One indicator of this shift in focus is the poultry project, which started in 2007 in West Africa in the countries of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Nigeria.<br />The poultry project is more about marketing grain than strictly about the development of new varieties of grains. Joe Hancock, an animal scientist based at Kansas State University, said. Through this project, INTSORMIL helps to support the poultry market., although the project has also led to the development of some new grain varieties.<br />Hancock, the poultry project’s principal investigator, collaborates with many animal scientists in West Africa, Central America and the U.S. For several years, scientists in these INTSORMIL projects have compared maize and sorghum as feed grain for broiler chicks.<br />In 2007, 2008 and 2009, (CHECK YEARS) the experiments studied nearly 2,000 chicks from (WEST AFRICAN?) farms of all sizes.<br />“We’re trying to support anyone with a need for technical help…anyone who will listen,” Hancock said. “Typically, somebody with anywhere from 50 to several hundred birds.”<br />The farms are incredibly small by U.S. standards, Hancock said. <br />For 42 days, the chicks were fed a diet either entirely maize-based or entirely sorghum-based. Then some birds were killed and their carcasses were evaluated for measurements of the intestines, gizzards, liver and fat. (CHECK: WHY ARE THESE MEASUREMENTS IMPORTANT?)<br />The scientists found that birds fed only sorghum had either equal or greater measurements when compared with those fed only maize. This finding improves sorghum’s marketability as a feed, which will help sorghum producers.<br />All of these experiments and measurements were taken in 2007 and 2008. The team is currently working on promoting the results of their experiments to increase the worth of sorghum as feed for poultry.<br />Through promoting sorghum as a poultry feed, INTSORMIL scientists hope to increase the use of sorghum as a cash crop rather than solely as a subsistence crop in West Africa. <br />INTSORMIL plant-breeding programs, if successful, will create excess sorghum production for farmers. <br />Instead of excess sorghum production hitting the market and driving down grain prices, the excess grain can be sold in the poultry market as feed, Hancock said, thus creating a demand for the grain as feed while maintaining a stable price for sorghum crops.<br />Though the team has not yet conducted any feed experiments with millet, it hopes to develop millet into a cash crop as well.<br />By increasing the value and use of sorghum and millet as cash crops, INTSORMIL will help farmers generate additional household income by selling eggs, poultry meat and other poultry products. <br />“Economic development is what its all about,” Hancock said.<br />On the whole, farmers in West Africa have been receptive to the new developments by the poultry project team, Hancock said.<br />The team hosts seminars for farmers twice a year to teach the new systems that incorporate sorghum and millet as animal feed. <br />“We keep the seminars pretty fundamental and basic,” Hancock said. “These aren’t large U.S. integrated systems; these guys have pretty limited budgets.”<br />The poultry project team itself is working around a tight budget. The West African team, comprised of handpicked animal scientists throughout West Africa, met face to face for the first time during the Regional West Africa INTSORMIL conference in Burkina Faso in May 2010. <br />“That [meeting] drained our budget, but I think it was a very good investment,” Hancock said. <br />The network of scientists has proved to be an efficient use of money. The scientists collaborate with each other through e-mail or Skype and each produce data in their specific country. <br />“We get a huge data set and something truly applicable throughout West Africa,” Hancock said.<br />The network of scientists also helps with getting the science into use on farms because, in countries where they work, the scientists share the data with farmers.<br />“There is still a fair amount of concern and lack of information and we try to address that,” Hancock said. “It’s like any other outreach activity: You always hope they [the farmers] go home and use the suggestions.”<br />The team gets a lot of feedback from farmers and uses that feedback to make sure its recommendations are working.<br />