Modern Dairying

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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  <This is the fourth time in 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 <a turnkey nuclear plant> <a turnkey computer system>; also : of or relating to a turnkey building or installation <a turnkey contract> <turnkey vendors>"
(f) watch videos, both uploaded by Afimilk.

* afimilk&reg; - 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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