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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Ben Bland, Israelis Kibbutzniks Give Vietnamese Farmworkers Lessons in How
Milk it; A businesswoman has enlisted unlikely help for high-tech dairy.
Financial Times, Mar 18, 2011.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ee50218-50c7
-11e0-9227-00144feab49a.html
My comment:
(a) dairying (n): "the business of operating a dairy"
All definitions are from www.m-w.com, except (c).
(b) kibbutznik (n; Yiddish kibutsnik, from kibuts kibbutz (from Modern
Hebrew qibbūṣ) + -nik, agent suffix): "a member of a kibbutz"
* kibbutz (n): "a communal farm or settlement in Israel"
(c) up sticks: "UK (US pull up stakes) informal to take all the things that
you own and go and live in a different place
five years that we've had to up sticks.>"
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, undated.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/up-sticks
(d) Nghe An Province
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nghe_An_Province
(e) After reading this report, I was confused. The report says,
"To keep costs down, the Israelis are training Vietnamese dairy farmers and
handing over as much responsibility as soon as possible. The plan is to turn
the farms over to the locals within five years.
Why do Israelis transfer technology to Vietnamese?
Here is the answer.
Afimilk: The Heart of Dairy Farm
http://www.afimilk.com
(i) In the top horizontal bar, pull down menu from the tab "About US":
* In "Vision, Mission & Promise," read the "AfiMilk Story" by clicking the
PDF titled "SAE AFIKIM The Brand Story" which tells you why modern dairying
is necessary and how it operates.
* In "The Company", it is said: "Founded in 1977, S.A.E. Afikim is the heart
of the dairy farm. Known by the brand name afimilk * * * A pioneer in the
field, S.A.E. Afikim introduced the world's first electronic milk meter 25
years ago."
I do not know if the claim in the last sentence is true.
(ii) Also in the top horizontal bar of the home page, pull down menu from
the tab "Farm Technologies" and select "Needs & Solutions."
A se4ction headlined "From turnkey to module..." reads:
"The Afimilk automated system gives you specific or comprehensive solutions.
S.A.E. Afikim can provide you with a turnkey dairy farm.
S.A.E. Afikim is dedicated to the diversified world of dairy farming - cows,
sheep, goats and more recently buffalo. Our professional team combines
years of experience as hands-on dairy farmers with scientific research and
leading edge technology. From a comprehensive turnkey enterprise to specific
modular solutions, AfiEnterprise works closely with you on every aspect of
your project - from feasibility studies to its successful conclusion.
(f) turnkey (adj, First Known Use 1927): "built, supplied, or installed
complete and ready to operate
system>; also : of or relating to a turnkey building or installation
turnkey contract> "
(f) watch videos, both uploaded by Afimilk.
* afimilk® - Vietnam Turn Key Project (English). Uploaded Jan 11, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LocrA0E50
Quote:
"The largest and most comprehensive dairy project in the world is becoming a
reality.
"The vision --by TH Milk's Chairwoman Madame Houng - of supplying high
quality fresh milk to the Vietnamese people is turning into a tangible
reality.
"SAE Afikim took the challenge of building 12 dairy farms for 32,000 milking
cows in 5 years, which will supply 500 Tons of milk per day by the end of
2012.
* Afimilk sheep&goats. Uploaded Feb 10, 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NkB3EpxHVE |
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