tailieunhanh - 2001-2002 Annual Report: NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center

The First Five Year Plan (1955-60) document mentions a number of problems facing the livestock sector. 3 Livestock herds had been depleted when evacuees took livestock heads with them while the incoming refugees slaughtered livestock to meet their food needs. The imbalance between supply and demand worsened further because the proportion of meat eaters in the population increased. 4 The requirements for draft power in agriculture placed further demands on the meager livestock population. The livestock breeding farms were producing inadequate numbers of superior breed bulls for distribution. At the same time, there were inadequate feed resources available within the country. Animals. | NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center Building partnerships today developing foods for tomorrow. IOWA State University OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY T .L he mission of the NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center is to lead a national effort in developing foods and food-processing technologies that enhance space missions and advance commercial food products through cooperative efforts with NASA scientists and technologists commercial companies and academic researchers. cl able of K_ ontents From the Director. 1 NASA FTCSC Personnel Changes. 2 Advisory Council Meeting. 2 Scoping Committee Meeting. 2 Agriculture Experiment Station AES Commitment to NASA FTCSC. 3 NASA FTCSC Commercial Partner Activities. 3 Research International Collaborating Centers Meetings and Educational Outreach Appendix A NASA FTCSC Advisory Advisory Council Evaluation NASA FTCSC Scoping Appendix B Commercial Partner Annual Appendix C NASA FTCSC-Funded Equipment for Affiliate faculty FY 1999 o0-2OO1 Appendix D Affiliate Faculty Appendix E NASA FTCSC Product Development Appendix F NASA FTCSC Newsletters and .