Tropical forages selection toolPublished2021StatusOpen AccessLanguageenBriefhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116196CitationBurkart, S., Urrea, J.L., Cardoso, J.A., Peters, M. and Jones, C. 2021. Tropical forages selection tool. How-it-Works Brief. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.Tagsanimal feedingcrop-livestockcropsforagesinnovation systemslivestock
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ActiveJan 2020Dec 2023Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)Livestock provides income and employment to farmers, agricultural service providers and others involved in the value chain. Zimbabwe’s livestock production system is characterized by small-scale subsistence farming. Despite the importance of livestock to rural livelihoods, productivity remains low...agricultureanimal diseasesanimal feedinganimal healthclimate changedisease controlfeedsfoddergenderhuman healthmarketsscaling
ActiveApr 2020Mar 2022Overcoming forage challenges in Africa: exploring sequence diversity in Napier grass to fast-track breeding projects at national levelIn this project, we propose to capture the maximal range of polymorphisms by whole-genome sequencing of 500 accessions of Napier grass with the project focus on the identification of molecular markers associated with drought tolerance, crude protein content, water soluble carbohydrates, self-...animal feedingclimate changelivestock
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