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Blue Japanese oak (Quercus glauca), foliage, Osaka-fu, Japan

Blue Japanese oak (Quercus glauca Thunb.) is a medium-sized tree native... Read more

Sweet potato leaves, North Vietnam

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Crimson bluestem (Schizachyrium sanguineum) habit

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Stand of bulbous canary grass (Phalaris aquatica), South West Rocks, Australia

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Enset corm

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Teff (Eragrostis tef), harvest, Northern Ethiopia

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Teff (Eragrostis tef), flowering plant

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Teff (Eragrostis tef), spikelets

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By Harinder Makkar1, Abay Bekele2, Yosef Seyoum Mulugeta3, Andinet Adamu2, Redwan Getachew Asfaw3, Wesinew Adugna Bekele3, Abdinur Ali Warfa3, Degefa Wayessa4, Merkeb Belay2 & Genene Regassa2

1International Consultant, Sustainable Bioeconomy, Vienna, Austria
2Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSF-G), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
3Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse (VSF-S), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
4Food and AgriculturalOrganization of the United Nations (FAO) Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

During droughts, grass on the soil disappears. Only greens available on the rangelands are browses, shrubs and trees. A large biomass is available in situ, which the animals do not consume, mainly due to the presence of tannins. Browse-aid provision to animals enables them to start using browses as animal feed, not only preventing deaths but also maintaining and even enhancing body weight during drought emergencies. The cost of this approach is lower than those of other approaches used during droughts to prevent livestock deaths.

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Opinion paper: Phasing out of the aid provided to the livestock sector during expectedly recurrent emergencies - Makkar, 2024. animal

Open access opinion paper that makes a case that the emergency aid do more harm than good to African countries. It is valid for all the fields of agriculture but has direct consequence for animal agriculture. The context here is the aid provided during emergencies that are foreseeable recurrent.

The role of livestock in food security, poverty reduction and wealth creation in West Africa The role of livestock in food security, poverty reduction and wealth creation in West Africa - Molina-Flores et al., 2020. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Accra, 2020

Livestock is key to 377 million people in West Africa and in some countries, up to 60% of the population is involved in livestock production. The demand for animal products is increasing with population growth, urbanization, growing middle class, and due to shifting consumer preferences towards animal products. To meet this growing demand, countries in West Africa must engage in accelerated sustainable livestock production undertaking. Livestock development is key to eradicate hunger and poverty. This book attempts to provide up-to-date, and reliable information on the potentials, opportunities, and challenges of the livestock subsector in West Africa. 

Pulses and their byproducts as animal feed Pulses and their by-products as animal feed - Sherasia et al., 2017. In: Calles, T.; Makkar, H. P. S. (Eds), FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

This document provides a state-of-the-art review of the recent research (published and unpublished) on the use of pulses and their by-products as animal feed. It aims at raising awareness on the use of pulses and their by-products. It highlights the nutritional role of pulses and pulse by-products as animal feed and is a contribution to the legacy of the 2016 International Year of Pulses. This document will further enhance the use of these feed resources in other continents, besides Asia, where many pulse by-products are simply dumped. It is also expected that the synthesis presented contributes to make the use of pulses and their by-products as animal feed more efficient. This document will be useful for extension workers, researchers, feed industry, policy-makers and donors alike.

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