Contribution, prospects and trends of livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

MM Erdaw - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this paper is to deliver summarized information on livestock production, trends
and prospects to the stakeholders/beneficiaries, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is always …

Urochloa in Tropical Agroecosystems

JLC Baptistella, SAL de Andrade, JL Favarin… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Increasing biodiversity is an important issue in more secure and sustainable agriculture.
Diversified systems are more resilient to climate change, environmental stresses and …

Tropical forage technologies can deliver multiple benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A meta-analysis

BK Paul, J Koge, BL Maass, A Notenbaert… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
Scarcity of quantity and quality feed has been a key constraint to productivity of smallholder
crop-livestock systems. Tropical forages include a variety of annual and perennial grasses …

Livestock sustainability research in Africa with a focus on the environment

M Balehegn, E Kebreab, A Tolera, S Hunt… - Animal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
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[HTML][HTML] Connected cows and cyber chickens? Stocktaking and case studies of digital livestock tools in Kenya and India

T Daum, T Ravichandran, J Kariuki, M Chagunda… - Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT There are high hopes that digital tools can reduce constraints to livestock
development, which in turn promises to alleviate poverty, improve food and nutrition security …

[HTML][HTML] Crop-livestock integration provides opportunities to mitigate environmental trade-offs in transitioning smallholder agricultural systems of the Greater Mekong …

BK Paul, CA Epper, DJ Tschopp, CTM Long… - Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract CONTEXT The Greater Mekong Subregion has been undergoing rapid agricultural
transformation over the last decades, as traditional diverse subsistence-oriented agriculture …

Feeding cattle under suboptimal conditions in Kenya: From emphasising technical (non-) adoption to stimulating adaptive performance

V Vernooij, J Koeijer, S Vellema… - Outlook on …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In the climate-development interface, research for development gained a strong interest in
climate-smart agriculture and sustainable forms of intensification. Moreover, the urgency to …

Natural resource management and sustainable agriculture

AI Obaisi, MJ Adegbeye, MMMY Elghandour… - Handbook of Climate …, 2022 - Springer
In this chapter, we explore the impacts of agricultural practices on the properties of the soil,
discussing conservation tillage, crop rotation (see below), etc. This chapter further discusses …

Gender and livestock feed research in developing countries: A review

L Harris‐Coble, M Balehegn, AT Adesogan… - Agronomy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Livestock productivity and the resulting economic benefits for smallholder farmers are
constrained by a limited supply of quality feed. Gender influences both the drivers and …

Response of Water-Nitrogen Distribution and Use to Water Deficit under Different Applied Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates in Bromus inermis Grassland

Y Kang, M Yin, Y Ma, Z Tang, Q Jia, G Qi, J Wang… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study was about the water-nitrogen regulation model and its soil nutrient environment
effect for increasing the yield and efficiency of Bromus inermis in the Hexi Corridor, Gansu …