Category Archives: Animal Feeding

Animal Feeding / Crop-Livestock / Feeds / FFD / Forages / ICRISAT / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Malawi / Markets / Project / Research / Southern Africa / Value chains

Better livestock feeding to increase productivity and boost food security in southern Malawi

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A new research-for-development initiative is helping smallholder farmers in southern Malawi increase the productivity of their livestock and crops to enhance food security. The agribusiness Crop Livestock Integration and Marketing in Malawi project or CLIM2 is improving animal feeding and crop farming practices and market access for farmers’ produce. Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Feeding / Asia / Cattle / CIAT / Crop-Livestock / Dairying / East Africa / Feeds / FFD / Fodder / Forages / ILRI / India / Innovation Systems / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research / South Asia / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Better feed for cows benefits dairy farmers in India and Tanzania

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The work of the MilkIT project to enhance dairy-based livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development approaches was recently reported in IFAD’s 2016 annual report. Continue reading →

Animal Feeding / Feeds / FFD / Fodder / Forages / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP

FEAST feed intervention tech sheets

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The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) helps us to understand how local livestock are kept and fed. Standardized data visualizations give a good overview of where feed comes from, how it varies seasonally and what farmers view as the main problems and opportunities for feed improvement.

As part of this exercise, we produced a series of around 30 short Tech Sheets which provide a brief description of the main feed intervention options for developing world smallholder/pastoral systems. These help users to visualize possible options and understand how they fit varying local conditions. Continue reading →

Animal Feeding / DRYLANDSCRP / Feeds / ILRI / Legumes / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research / SLS / Southern Africa / Zimbabwe

Guide to lablab bean use in smallholder systems in Africa

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This extension brief, by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) researchers and their partners in Zimbabwe, explains explains the best cultivation and management practices for lablab bean and its importance as a forage crop. Continue reading →

Animal Feeding / Feeds / FFD / Fodder / Forages / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research

The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) – new developments

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The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) helps us to understand how local livestock are kept and fed. Standardized data visualizations give a good overview of where feed comes from, how it varies seasonally and what farmers view as the main problems and opportunities for feed improvement. In recent years, around 1000 people have downloaded the app. Here’s an update on a few recent developments with FEAST that may be of interest. Continue reading →