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		Bioconversion of Organic Residues for Rural Communities (UNU, 1979, 178 p.)
			From the charter of the United Nations University
			Foreword
			Perspectives on bioconversion of organic residues for rural communities
			Availability of organic residues as a rural resource
			Micro-organisms as tools for rural processing of organic residues
			Production of feed as an objective for bioconversion systems
			Environmental goals for microbial bioconversion in rural communities
			Strategies for developing small-scale fermentation processes in developing countries
			Production of microbial protein foods on edible substrates, food by-products, and ligno-cellulosic wastes
			The role of ruminants in the bioconversion of tropical byproducts and wastes into food and fuel
			Possible applications of enzyme technology in rural areas
			Indian experience with treated straw as feed
			Indian experience with algal ponds
			Organic residues in aquaculture
			Biogas generation: developments. Problems, and tasks - an overview
			Mushroom production technology for rural development
			The combination of algal and anaerobic waste treatment in a bioregenerative farm system
			A continuous composting system for disposal and utilization of animal wastes at the village level
			Bioconversion of fruit and vegetable wastes
			Integrated research on agricultural waste reclamation
			Solid state fermentation of starchy substrates
			Production of single-cell protein from cellulose
			Analysis of energy cost of integrated systems
			Analysis of bioconversion systems at the village level
			Nutritional evaluation of bioconversion products for farm animals
			Bioconversion products: toxicology - problems and potential
			Nutritional evaluation in humans
			Biomass from organic residues for animal and human feeding
			Appropriate biotechnology - summary remarks
			Other UNU Publications

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7. In its post-graduate training the University shall assist scholars, especially young scholars, to participate in research in order to increase their capability to contribute to the extension, application and diffusion of knowledge. The University may also undertake the training of persons who will serve in international or national technical assistance programmes, particularly in regard to an interdisciplinary approach to the problems with which they will be called upon to deal.

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