[HTML][HTML] Fodder trees for improving livestock productivity and smallholder livelihoods in Africa
Highlights•Over 200 000 smallholder farmers plant fodder trees in East Africa.•Fodder trees
require little land, labor or capital but are knowledge-intensive.•In East Africa, about 40–50 …
require little land, labor or capital but are knowledge-intensive.•In East Africa, about 40–50 …
Potential use of forage-legume intercropping technologies to adapt to climate-change impacts on mixed crop-livestock systems in Africa: a review
A Hassen, DG Talore, EH Tesfamariam… - Regional Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
This paper summarizes effects of forage-legume intercropping on grain and fodder yield,
land equivalent ratio, residual soil fertility, disease and insect pest reduction in mixed crop …
land equivalent ratio, residual soil fertility, disease and insect pest reduction in mixed crop …
Productivity or stability? Exploring maize-legume intercropping strategies for smallholder Conservation Agriculture farmers in Zimbabwe
C Madembo, B Mhlanga, C Thierfelder - Agricultural Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing threats of climate change and soil fertility decline enhance the risk of crop failure
for smallholder farmers in southern Africa. The quest is to find cropping systems that provide …
for smallholder farmers in southern Africa. The quest is to find cropping systems that provide …
[HTML][HTML] Farming systems' typologies analysis to inform agricultural greenhouse gas emissions potential from smallholder rain-fed farms in Kenya
CM Musafiri, JM Macharia, OK Ng'etich, MN Kiboi… - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Most sub-Saharan Africa smallholder farming systems are highly heterogeneous.
Direct quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from these farming systems is hampered …
Direct quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from these farming systems is hampered …
Research, development and scaling-up the adoption of fodder shrub innovations in East Africa
C Wambugu, F Place, S Franzel - International journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Smallholder farmers in developing countries face numerous limitations that hinder them from
embracing improved agricultural practices and innovations with great potential for …
embracing improved agricultural practices and innovations with great potential for …
Determinants of pastoral and agro-pastoral households' participation in fodder production in Makueni and Kajiado Counties, Kenya
Fodder production has been regarded as one of the suitable strategies for increasing feed
availability for enhanced livestock production among pastoral and agro-pastoral …
availability for enhanced livestock production among pastoral and agro-pastoral …
Virulence gene profiles of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from chickens with colibacillosis in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
J Mbanga, YO Nyararai - Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary …, 2015 - journals.co.za
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 …
main causes of economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. This study was carried …
Dairy technology adoption in smallholder farms in “Dejen” district, Ethiopia
H Mekonnen, G Dehninet, B Kelay - Tropical animal health and production, 2010 - Springer
Factors influencing dairy technology adoption and impact on milk yield were studied in 240
smallholder farms in Dejen district, Ethiopia. The majority of the smallholders had more than …
smallholder farms in Dejen district, Ethiopia. The majority of the smallholders had more than …
Maize crop residue uses and trade-offs on smallholder crop-livestock farms in Zimbabwe: Economic implications of intensification
Decisions to use crop residues as soil cover for conservation agriculture create trade-offs for
farmers who own cattle in crop-livestock systems. Trade-offs among soil C, crop and animal …
farmers who own cattle in crop-livestock systems. Trade-offs among soil C, crop and animal …
Chemical composition of Lablab purpureus and Vigna unguiculata and their subsequent effects on methane production in Xhosa lop-eared goats
S Washaya, J Mupangwa, V Muchenje - South African Journal of Animal …, 2018 - ajol.info
The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritive value and anti-nutrient contents of
Lablab purpureus (Lablab) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) and their effects on methane …
Lablab purpureus (Lablab) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) and their effects on methane …