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We were saddened to learn of the death of Prof. Dr. Rainer Schultze-Kraft this year. Born in Germany in 1941, Rainer studied agronomy and earned his PhD in Justus Liebig University, Giessen (Germany). In 1973, he started working at CIAT where he helped to set up CIAT's genetic resources unit and collected more than 20,000 accessions of tropical forage legumes adapted to hot, arid areas with poor, acid soils.
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 Earthworm meal consists in processed worms reared for vermicomposting, a method of... Read more |
 The flamboyant (Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.) is a perennial legume tree, grown in... Read more |
 The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.), also called castor bean plant or castor... Read more |
 The century plant (Agave americana L.) is a perennial succulent herb, up to 10 m... Read more |
 Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal) is an annual herbaceous trailing... Read more |
 Andropogon canaliculatus Schumach. is a short perennial savanna grass native of... Read more |
 The barrel medic (Medicago truncatula Gaertn.) is a small annual weedy legume... Read more |
 The grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a woody vine cultivated worldwide for its... Read more |
 Quila (Chusquea quila Kunth) is a perennial woody grass of the bamboo family... Read more |
 The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.), also called castor bean plant or castor... Read more |
 Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) is a major tropical grass. It is... Read more |
 The almond tree (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb) is cultivated worldwide for... Read more |
 Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is a plant grown for its tuberous roots... Read more |
 Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs) is... Read more |
 The prickly sesban (Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. F. Wight) is a fast-growing... Read more |
 African spiderflower (Gynandropsis gynandra L.) is an tropical annual herb... Read more |
 The banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) is a large evergreen tree native of Asia... Read more |
 Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an annual, creeping... Read more |
 Alyce clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.) is a highly variable perennial or... Read more |
 Alyce clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.) is a highly variable perennial or... Read more |
 Cockspur grain is the seed of the cockspur grass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P... Read more |
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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.
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.
Open access document. This paper puts forward a case for formulation of a regional animal feed action plan (RAFAP) and highlights its potential benefits.
