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ILRI News on fodder

15 May 2020

ILRI feed technology research platform makes more fodder available to developing-world livestock keepers

Gujar nomads with buffalo near Mussorie during the workshop to develop a tool for Feed Technology Screening and Prioritisation, Dehra Dun, India (photo credit: ILRI/Nils Teufel). Located at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) campus in Patancheru, India,...

Ekta PatelBioscience Communications Manager

ILRI News

13 Dec 2019

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

Jean Ndikumana at a 2010 stakeholders meeting of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/Zerihun Sewunet). The board, directors and staff of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) mourn the passing of a former colleague and...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

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Publications on fodder

Journal Article

Published2020

Morphological characterization of buffelgrass with potential for forage and seed production

Poster

Published2020

Multi-cut fodder sorghum as cash crop to transform the smallholder dairy production and generate employment to youth and women

Journal Article

Published2020

Urea-molasses pre-treatment to enhance nitrogen gain, digestibility, intake and milk yield from crop-residues in smallholder dairy farms in eastern Africa

Journal Article

Published2020

Socio-economic determinants and impact of adopting climate-smart Brachiaria grass among dairy farmers in Eastern and Western regions of Kenya

Journal Article

Published2020

Screening and characterisation of virus causing yellow leaf disease of Tephrosia in Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2020

Developing improved methods for cost effective viability monitoring of Aeschynomene abyssinica and A. americana

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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

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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...

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ILRI News on fodder

New project to improve agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe

ILRI feed technology research platform makes more fodder available to developing-world livestock keepers

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

Publications on fodder

Morphological characterization of buffelgrass with potential for forage and seed production

Multi-cut fodder sorghum as cash crop to transform the smallholder dairy production and generate employment to youth and women

Urea-molasses pre-treatment to enhance nitrogen gain, digestibility, intake and milk yield from crop-residues in smallholder dairy farms in eastern Africa

Socio-economic determinants and impact of adopting climate-smart Brachiaria grass among dairy farmers in Eastern and Western regions of Kenya

Screening and characterisation of virus causing yellow leaf disease of Tephrosia in Ethiopia

Developing improved methods for cost effective viability monitoring of Aeschynomene abyssinica and A. americana

ILRI Projects on fodder

Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)

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