Production breeding and market development of grasscutter in Ghana

这是一个关于驯化、商业繁殖和经济生产割草机的试点项目，割草机是一种大型非洲啮齿动物，被认为是重要的蛋白质来源和流行的城市优质肉类物种。总体目标是减少贫困，刺激加纳农村的农业畜牧业。在这个项目中，我们计划：1。建立一个生产育种方案，向农民提供割草育种牲畜2。发展一个受过割草机生产和加工培训的农民网络。向有妇女工作人员的割草农场企业提供小企业管理培训4.该项目是加纳一个非政府组织、加纳大学和爱丁堡大学罗斯林研究所之间的伙伴关系。

This is a pilot project on the domestication, commercial breeding and economic production of grasscutter, a large African rodent recognized as both an important protein source and popular urban premium meat species. The overall goal is to reduce poverty and stimulate the agricultural livestock sector in rural Ghana. Within this project we plan to: 1. Establish a production breeding programme that delivers grasscutter breedstock to farmers 2. Develop a network of farmers trained in grasscutter production and processing 3. Deliver small business management training to grasscutter farm enterprises staffed by women 4. Support grasscutter cooperatives in northwest Ghana in marketing and product development The project is a partnership between a Ghanaian NGO, the University of Ghana and the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh.