The livestock sector in Ethiopia is characterized by low productivity due to inadequate
supply of affordable high-quality animal feed year-round, with more acute gaps in the
drought-prone regions of the country. This paper presents the economic benefits and
insights into the role of cultivated forages, such as densification into pellets, in bridging gaps
in feed supply. Nutrient requirement calculations for feedlot and dairy animals and meeting
those requirements using cultivated forage-based diets are presented. However, forage …