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African sheepbush (Pentzia incana) habit

African sheepbush (Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze) is an aromatic rounded... Read more

Asna (Terminalia elliptica) habit

Asna (Terminalia elliptica Willd.) is a medium to large deciduous tree native to... Read more

The wild amaranth (Amaranthus graecizans L.) is an annual, summer growing herb... Read more

Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf or Urochloa decumbens (Stapf)... Read more

Achyranthes (Achyranthes aspera) inflorescence

Achyranthes aspera L. is an herbaceous plant from the tropics and subtropics, ... Read more

Faba bean plant (Vicia faba)

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a legume crop grown primarily for its edible seeds... Read more

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) field

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean pseudo-cereal crop that is... Read more

Wheat stubble

Straw is the crop residue consisting of the dry stems and leaves left after the harvest... Read more

Alysicarpus ovalifolius, flower and leaves, Taiwan

Alyce clover (Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) J. Léonard) is an... Read more

Cissus (Cissus quadrangularis) habit, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Cisssus quadrangularis is a deciduous, woody climber belonging to the grape... Read more

Sheanuts, Burkina Faso

Sheanut (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.) is a deciduous, small to medium-... Read more

Lentil (Lens culinaris), plant habit

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a legume mainly grown for its edible seeds (... Read more

Dwarf koa (Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.), habit at Maui, Hawaii

Hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.) is a highly variable perennial... Read more

Bahia grass

Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) is a perennial rhizomatous grass, up to 1... Read more

Dried shrimp heads, Indonesia

Shrimp meal or shrimp waste meal is the undecomposed ground dried waste of shrimp. There... Read more

Earthworms in vermicompost

Earthworm meal consists in processed worms reared for vermicomposting, a method of... Read more

Flamboyant (Delonix regia) habit

The flamboyant (Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.) is a perennial legume tree, grown in... Read more

Castor (Ricinus communis) seeds

The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.), also called castor bean plant or castor... Read more

Century plant (Agave americana)

The century plant (Agave americana L.) is a perennial succulent herb, up to 10 m... Read more

Mat bean (Vigna aconitifolia) leaves

Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal) is an annual herbaceous trailing... Read more

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Broadening horizons

By Harinder P.S. Makkar1

1International Consultant, Sustainable Bioeconomy, Vienna, Austria (Formerly at FAO/IAEA, University of Hohenheim)

An overview of an array of uses of moringa tree parts was presented in Broadening Horizons No. 60. Here, the applications of moringa seeds, with a focus on water purification are presented.

Recent resources

Moulinkilia - Fiches et tables de valeurs nutritionnelles des aliments et fourrages tropicaux destinés aux animaux d’élevage  - Heuzé et al., 2019. INRAE Unité de Recherches Zootechniques. Centre de recherche Antilles-Guyane, Petit-Bourg, (Guadeloupe) France

Moulinkilia est un compendium en langue française sur les principales ressources alimentaires locales pour les animaux d’élevage de la Guadeloupe, réalisé à partir des travaux réalisés dans le cadre du programme Feedipedia (INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ et FAO, http://www.feedipedia.org/).

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. 

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