The main goal of the proposed project is to organize the meat and poultry industry (MPI) in Puerto Rico to developpe its workforce, and strategically strengthen the industry as a whole.Specific objectives follow:Objective 1 - Establish the Puerto Rico Meat Industry Alliance (PRMIA) to bring together all meat industry stakeholders (i.e., production, harvesting, processing, academia, and government) to prepare and implement a combined strategic development plan.Objective 2 - Establish an industry accepted certificate to provide the food safety and technical knowledge and skills needed at farm and slaughterhouse levels.Objective 3 - Prepare faculty to offer the industry accepted certificate assuring effort sustainability post project intervention.Objective 4 - Develop a plan for the establishment of a rendering facility to research alternative feed ingredients that maintain nutritional quality while reducing costs.
PRMIA: A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE IMPACTING PUERTO RICO�S MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY BY USING IMMERSIVE TEACHING METHODS TO DELIVER INSTRUCTION
Objective
Investigators
Domenech-Pérez, K.; Perez-Mu?oz, FE, .
Institution
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ
Start date
2023
End date
2028
Funding Source
Project number
HSI22
Accession number
1029787