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Our research provides guidelines towards sustainable livestock feed options and improved livelihoods for smallholder farmers

Category Archives: Cattle

Are cows the next development boom for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe?

Posted on September 19, 2016 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

Smallholder livestock farmers in Zimbabwe are beginning to flip every notion about the country’s industry on its head. Continue reading →

Africa / Breeds / Cattle / Humid Tropics / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Mali / Markets / Value Chains / West Africa

Valeurs implicites des attributs du bétail commercialisé en zones humide et subhumide du Mali

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Ewen Le Borgne • Leave a comment

Quelles sont les valeurs implicites des attributs du bétail commercialisé dans les zones humide et subhumide du Mali ? Cette étude révèle les facteurs déterminant le prix du bétail Continue reading →

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As world population increases in tandem with our demands, the land on which we depend to feed ourselves remains constant and in many areas, rain is decreasing.

Livestock are central to the livelihoods of some one billion of the world’s poorest people, some of who sell livestock products, trade in manure, get jobs in the dairy industry, to mention but a few. Livestock also provide nourishing foods for poor households in urban as well as rural areas.

A major challenge is to meet that demand using the same resource base without depleting the environment.

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