Abstract Development of communal cattle production can be a sustainable way to improve
the livelihoods of the rural population in Zimbabwe. There is however, little information and …

The management of rangelands over the past decade in Zimbabwe has been on the
decline. This has resulted in degraded and depleted communal rangelands. A number of …

Livestock is an essential component of smallholder farming systems in the East African
highlands. The 'One cow per poor family'programme was initiated in Rwanda as part of a …

On-farm evaluation of improved Brachiaria grasses in low rainfall and aluminium toxicity prone
areas of Rwanda Page 1 International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation Vol. 4(3), pp …

Colibacillosis, a disease caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), is one of the
main causes of economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. This study was carried …

Competition over land between food and fodder production, along with recurrent droughts
and increasing population, has put mixed crop–livestock farming systems in the drylands of …

A study was conducted to assess factors that influence adoption of forages and choice of
production niches in smallholder farms in Kenya. A total of 786 farmers (268 from coastal …

The study investigated the factors that influence the extent of the use of fodder technologies
in the Insiza District of Zimbabwe, as well as the reasons for their low adoption and the lower …

In smallholder systems, farmers are increasingly becoming aware of the need to improve
livestock productivity through production of quality fodder. This is in response to scarcity of …

Five dominant (Cynodon dactylon, Perotis patens, Digitaria eriantha, Brachiaria brizantha,
Hypethelia dissoluta) and two improved grasses (Pennisetum purpureum and Cynodon …