Tags: fodder

ILRI News on fodder

15 Sep 2021

Bridging the livestock feed gap through improved feed and forage options

Ethiopia is known for its large livestock population. The livestock sector in Ethiopia contributes about 46% of the country’s agricultural GDP. Livestock is primarily kept on smallholdings where it provides draught power for crop production, manure for soil fertility and fuel, and serves as a...

Haimanot Seifu

Beca-ILRI Hub news

13 Aug 2021

TALIRI–BecA-ILRI Hub partnership promotes Brachiaria forage research in Tanzania

The Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub and Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI) have developed a close working relationship over the years through capacity building activities particularly on Brachiaria grass and goat...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer - BecA

ILRI News

19 May 2021

A gendered assessment in the production and use of feeds and forages: Insights from intensive and extensive livestock production systems in Uganda

A Gendered Feeds Assessment Tool (G-FEAST) study in Uganda that assessed gender differences in forage use and production constraints in three forage production clusters has highlighted the need to engage both men and women in production, management and use of improved forages. The study was part of...

Pamela WairagalaCommunications and Knowledge Management Senior Officer

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Publications on fodder

Journal Article

Published2021

Effect of fertilizer inputs on productivity and herbage quality of native pasture in degraded tropical grasslands

Conference Paper

Published2021

Genetic diversity among and within accessions of a lablab (Lablab purpureus) collection maintained in the ILRI forage genebank

Journal Article

Published2021

Herbage accumulation and nutritive value of Urochloa hybrid cv. ‘Mulato II’, Urochloa ruziziensis and Megathyrsus maximus cv. “C1” in sub-humid zone of West Africa

Blog Post

Published2021

From waste to wealth: the innovation turning cassava peels into a growing new industry

Blog Post

Published2021

A profitable, planet-friendly ‘piggy-back’? Adapting second-generation biofuel technologies to boost livestock nutrition

Blog Post

Published2021

Fodder for thought: FEAST tool helps farmers optimise livestock feed for productivity

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ILRI Projects on fodder

Jan 2020Dec 2023

Livestock 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...

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

Enhanced community resilience to drought through innovative market based systems approaches

Project goal The overall goal of the project is to improve pastoral livelihoods through sustainable market systems. The project aims to promote pastoral livelihoods diversification, facilitate robust markets for livestock and livestock products and enhance consolidation of knowledge base to enhance...