Feeds

Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Forages, Livestock, Research, Scaling

Africa RISING publishes a livestock feed and forage production manual for Ethiopia

Africa RISING has published a training manual on feed and forage development in Ethiopia. The new manual which will be used to train lead farmers and government extension workers.

By Haimanot Seifu OnMay 7, 2021

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Animal Feeding, Climate change, Crop Residues, Crop-Livestock, Feeds, Ghana, ILRI, Intensification, Livestock, LIVESTOCKCRP, MAIZECRP, Small Ruminants, West Africa

Transforming crop residues into a precious feed resource for small ruminants in northern Ghana

Addressing the challenge of seasonal feed scarcity for small ruminants in northern Ghana using locally available crop residues such as groundnut haulms, rice straw, cassava peels and whole cottonseed.

By Africa RISING communications OnApril 9, 2021

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Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Fodder, ILRI

Fodder beet feed supplementation delivers dairy success for Ethiopian farmers

Improved fodder beet supply has increased milk yields and helping farmers to secure dairy-based food production.

By Haimanot Seifu OnJune 17, 2020

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Animal Feeding, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Forages, Legumes, Livestock, Women

Bekelech Belachew secures her family’s livelihood by farming improved forages

Bekelech Belachew, a farmer in Jaw Kebele near Hossanna town, was recognized for her achievements during an Africa RISING farmer's field visit day in the town on 5 November 2019.

By Haimanot Seifu OnFebruary 17, 2020

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Capacity strengthening, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Forages

Ethiopia training develops partnerships and capacity for feed and forage farming

In November, the African RISING project in the Ethiopian Highlands trained more than 70 extension officers and experts in multi-stakeholder engagement, gender mainstreaming, data management, seed production and feed and forage development.

By Haimanot Seifu OnDecember 9, 2019

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Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, Feeds, Ghana, IITA, Legumes, Livestock, MAIZECRP, Nutrition, Pigeonpea, Small Ruminants, University for Development Studies, West Africa

Best of both worlds: Intercropping Napier grass with legumes boosts food and livestock productivity in Ghana

Through the Africa RISING project, Terry Ansah and his colleagues from the University for Development Studies, Ghana, are working with farmers in northern Ghana to validate an innovative cropping system that will help farmers improve the productivity of their livestock and ...

By Africa RISING communications OnDecember 2, 2019

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Animal Feeding, Ethiopia, Feeds, Fodder, Forages, ILRI, Intensification, Livestock, Lucerne, Research, Scaling, Trees

Tree lucerne: an affordable alternative livestock feed supplement for smallholders in Ethiopia

Africa RISING phase II is working closely with development partners, including offices of agriculture and livestock resources, in scaling tree lucerne fodder in the highland areas of Ethiopia.

By Simret Yasabu OnFebruary 14, 2019

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Desho and Napier grasses help Ethiopian smallholders produce year-round forage

The seventh edition of the Forages for the Future newsletter published in June 2018 recognized the contributions of Africa RISING program in promoting Desho grass as a source of good-quality forage for cut-and-carry systems in Ethiopia.

By Simret Yasabu OnJuly 12, 2018

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What sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems looks like in Ethiopia—case of the Africa RISING project

IIn this video, Peter Thorne, the Africa RISING project coordinator in Ethiopia, and Melkamu Bezabih, a postdoctoral livestock feeds and nutrition researcher, talk about sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems in Ethiopia in the Africa RISING project.

By Simret Yasabu OnApril 19, 2018

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Farmers get guidelines for managing and using fodder in Ethiopia

The project team used the preliminary results of this research to develop guidelines for training farmers on how to manage fodder varieties in order to maximize benefits from them.

By Simret Yasabu OnDecember 19, 2017

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