Tags: fodder

ILRI News on fodder

09 Dec 2021

Establishing nutritional profiles of improved Brachiaria grass cultivars

Worldwide livestock contribute about 40% of agricultural gross domestic product and provide livelihoods and incomes for at least 1.3 billion people . Livestock are a source of employment, income, social status, and livelihoods for millions of African smallholder farmers. Moreover, livestock are a...

Sita GhimirePrincipal Scientist - Plant Pathology

ILRI News

25 Nov 2021

For or against women empowerment? Views from men and women smallholder farmers in the Southern and Amhara regions of Ethiopia

This article is co-authored by Esther Njuguna (ILRI), Rachel Gitundu (ILRI), Nelly Njiru (ILRI), Lenesil Asfaw (Consultant), Melkamu Derseh (ILRI) and Annet Mulema (IDRC). Ethiopia is increasingly highly vulnerable to climate change. Farmers across different regions are dealing with climate...

Esther NjugunaSenior scientist

Africa RISING feed

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

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Publications on fodder

Blog Post

Published2021

More than just hay: Investing in quality forage to improve rural livelihoods and nutrition

Thesis

Published2021

Genetic diversity and GWAS of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus L.) collections in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Report

Published2021

Field trial of Lablab (Lablab purpureus) genotypes under rain fed conditions in Ethiopia

Report

Published2021

Assessment of the forage seed sector in Kenya and Uganda

Report

Published2021

Feeds and Forages Seed Business Models (FFSBM) community survey report

Thesis

Published2021

Genetic diversity study in Urochloa brizantha (syn. Brachiaria brizantha) collection maintained in the ILRI Forage Genebank

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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...