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 …

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of five forage cactus genotypes (“Gigante,”“Miúda,"“
IPA Sertânia,"“Orelha de Elefante Mexicana”[OCP], and “Orelha de Elefante Africana”[ACP]) …

Dairy development provides substantial potential economic opportunities for smallholder
farmers in East Africa, but productivity is constrained by the scarcity of quantity and quality …

Monocropping of maize (Zea mays L.) and communal grazing of livestock (cattle) are the
major farming systems for smallholder farmers in the Upper Thukela region of KwaZulu …

Intensified livestock production is considered as a promising pathway for smallholder
farmers. Nevertheless, this pathway may entail prohibitive investment requirements of …

Abstract The Yellow River Source National Park (YRSP) is one of the most sensitive and
fragile ecological regions in the world. The historical intensive grazing and climate change …

Inaccessibility to information could hinder the adoption of dry season agriculture which is
very significant to ending the spate of food insecurity in Nigeria. This cross-sectional survey …

The quantity and quality of forage and fodder crops is the major drawback of the livestock
sector in the country. There is a need to bridge the gap between the supply and demand of …

A pot experiment, under greenhouse conditions, was carried out aiming at investigating the
agronomic biofortification of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) with Se and monitoring the Se …

Production of maize, Zea mays L.(Poaceae), in sub‐Saharan Africa is threatened by a new
invasive pest, fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera …