Category Archives: fodder

2.6 million children at risk of deadly hunger in Sahel (ACF)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/blog/pastoral-populations-face-food-fodder-shortages-across-sahel?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+acf-usa%2Fnews+%28Action+Against+Hunger+%7C+Updates%29 Pastoral Populations Face Food, Fodder Shortages Across the Sahel A major food crisis looms over the Sahel, a zone that extends across the African continent, separating Sahara and savanna. Some 2.6 million children are at risk … Continue reading →

Posted in fodder, food / food security, grazing / overgrazing, hunger / famine, livestock, malnutrition, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Biosaline agriculture for forage and livestock production (Science Direct)

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

Biosaline agriculture for forage and livestock production David G. Masters a,*, Sharon E. Benes b, Hayley C. Norman a a CSIRO Livestock Industries and Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, fodder, grassland / rangeland, livestock, Pastoralism / animal husbandry, salinity

Locally developed, yet cost effective technology (silos) for storing fodder for livestock (New Agriculturist)

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/news/newsitem.php?a=2247 Fodder storage to help livestock keepers endure drought Written by: Geoffrey Kamadi Tube silos occupy less space and are much cheaper than conventional techniques Kenyan smallholder farmers are turning to a simple, locally developed, yet cost … Continue reading →

Posted in fodder, livestock, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Grass has become an alternative source of income (New Agriculturist)

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/news/newsitem.php?a=2246 Grass becomes source of income for pastoralists Written by: James Karuga Grass has become an alternative source of income for 100 pastoralist families in Kalacha, in the Chalbi Desert in Northern Kenya. The pastoralists, whose core … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, fodder, grassland / rangeland, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Benefits of the Opuntia cactus (nopal) in the diet of ruminants (Renata Saturnino)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

VIDEO SEEN AT : http://youtu.be/9x24oxQZSVc Conheça os benefícios da palma na dieta dos ruminantes (Learn about the benefits of palm in the diet of ruminants) Renata Saturnino  

Posted in fodder, nopal, Opuntia ficus-indica

Calliandra and other fodder shrubs (New Agriculturist)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/focus/focusItem.php?a=2180 Fodder shrubs increase milk production By Bob Koigi Using secateurs to give the clean cut that stimulates re-growth, Mary Gikuni harvests branches of Calliandra from the rows of metre-high shrubs planted on the contours of her … Continue reading →

Posted in fodder, livestock, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Dropught : Conflicts over resources and movements of livestock in search of water and pasture (IRIN News)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93712 KENYA: What’s new on the drought ISIOLO/MARSABIT, 13 September 2011 (IRIN) – Pastoralists in the drought-hit northern and eastern part of Kenya are often caught up in conflict over resources as well as movements of … Continue reading →

Posted in conflicts, Desertification, drought, fodder, grassland / rangeland, livestock, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

All natural ecosystems have animals that eat the vegetation (Google / The Australian)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/chewing-it-over/story-e6frg8jo-1226093262311 Chewing it over John Newton From: The Australian WE’RE told we could solve many of the world’s environmental problems if we stop eating meat. But is it true? That’s the question Simon … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, fodder, food / food security, grassland / rangeland, grazing / overgrazing, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Prolonged drought in Inner Mongolia (Google / NTD TV)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-06-30/inner-mongolia-herdsmen-struggle-with-worsening-drought-.html Inner Mongolia Herdsmen Struggle with Worsening Drought A prolonged drought in Inner Mongolia is getting worse due to high temperatures. Herdsmen are struggling to irrigate their farmland with the desertification of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, fodder, grassland / rangeland, grazing / overgrazing, livestock, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

The most modern animal husbandry enterprises try to produce their own feeds (Agriculture-Guide)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.agricultureguide.org/fodder-plants-all-everything-you-want-to-need-know-a-featured-article/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AgricultureGuide+%28Agriculture+Guide%29 Fodder Plants, Everything you want to know.. – A Featured Article Fodder plants are plants which are grown in order to provide the nutritional needs of animals. They are given to animals in the form of … Continue reading →

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