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TAAT livestock compact

Livestock supports the livelihood of about 1.3 billion people in developing countries and contributes up to 30 per cent of the agriculture Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly through the provision of meat, milk, eggs, wool and hides and skins. Demand for...

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International Livestock Research Institute

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ILRI News on feeds

A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development

The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) – new developments

An ILRI developed feed constraint decision making tool, FEAST, applies gender awareness

Publications on feeds

Gendered assessment of livestock feeding system in northern and southern Burkina Faso

Application of nutrient concentration of cattle faeces to develop algorithms estimating apparent in vivo digestibility and metabolisable energy of tropical ruminant forages

ILRI Feed 3 project report, April–September 2019

Livestock feed resources in West African Sahel: A review

Assessment of available feed resources along an agro-ecological gradient in Burkina Faso

FEAST training workshop for master trainers on the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) in Rwanda Dairy Development Project (RDDP) areas of intervention, Kigali, Rwanda, 21–25 January 2019

ILRI Projects on feeds

TAAT livestock compact

Fodder and feed as a key opportunity for driving sustainable intensification of crop livestock systems in Tanzania