The MEKARN project has finished
Last changed: 17 September 2020
The MEKARN (Mekong Basin Animal Research Network) Programme involves cooperation between HUV and 14 research institutes and university departments of animal production/science in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. The programme was supported by Sida and became operational in 2001, and the third and final phase (2008-2012) has now ended. Activities have focused on the sustainable use of natural resources in integrated, small-scale livestock-based systems. In December 2012 the final five PhD students defended their theses in the MEKARN project.
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Facts about MEKARN
- 63 students from four countries have received Master of Science degree from SLU, of which 32 % from Cambodia, 24% från Lao PDR, 34 % från Vietnam and 11 % from Thailand
- In average 36% of the students were females
- 32 doctors graduated during 2001-2012
- All research done in home country on practical, farmer-related issues
- In general four articles are included in the doctoral thesis
Contact:
Ewa Wredle, ewa.wredle@slu.se, phone +46 18 672699
Dissertations
2012-12-11: Nutritional status of local pigs in Central Lao PDR
2012-12-12: Taro leaf and stylo forage as protein sources for pigs in Laos
2012-12-18: Evaluation of Locally Available Feed Resources for Striped Catfish
2012-12-21: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) - biomass production, ensilability and feeding value to growing cattle
2013-02-19: Forage as protein feed for pigs in Lao PDR