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Feedipedia will participate next week in the Global Forum for Animal Feed and Feed Regulators convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. Our team will deliver a presentation on the afternoon of 2 October titled Innovative protein and feed sourcing: an ongoing EU concern and will host a side event during lunch on 3 October entitled Feedipedia: Knowledge for All, Supported by All?
Feedipedia is delighted to announce that Dr. Jacobo Arango has been appointed as the new Leader of the Tropical Forages Program.
As we welcome Jacobo to this key role, we also extend our deep gratitude to Dr. Michael Peters, retiring after 25 years of exceptional service, whose vision and dedication have shaped the Tropical Forages Program and left a lasting legacy.
Let's congratulate Jacobo Arango and celebrate Michael Peters’ extraordinary contributions!
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 African spiderflower (Gynandropsis gynandra L.) is an tropical annual herb... Read more |
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 Cockspur grain is the seed of the cockspur grass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P... Read more |
 Ganna bush (Salsola aphylla) is a succulent, halophytic shrub native of southern... Read more |
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 The voqui colorado (Cissus striata Ruiz & Par. or Clematicissus striata... Read more |
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 White mulberry (Morus alba L.) is a high-yielding pantropical and subtropical... Read more |
 Desert grass (Panicum turgidum Forssk.) is a coarse, tussocky, tropical and... Read more |
 Sweet thorn (Acacia karroo Hayne or Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi... Read more |
 Salsola glabrescens Burtt Davy is an indigenous shrub native of the Nama Karoo,... Read more |
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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.
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.
