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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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 The mango tree (Mangifera indica L.) is primarily cultivated for its edible... Read more |
 Kapok (Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.) is a large deciduous tree, best known for... Read more |
 Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.) is a shrub or small tree of the dry... Read more |
 Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) is an aquatic sedge mostly known for its use as... Read more |
 Goose grass (Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.) is an annual or short-lived perennial... Read more |
 Brachiaria lata (Schumach.) C. E. Hubb. is a fast growing annual grass... Read more |
 Boscia (Boscia angustifolia A. Rich.) is an African multipurpose tree that is... Read more |
 Blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) is a legume crop used for seed and fodder... Read more |
 Bhimal (Grewia optiva J. R. Drumm. ex Burret) is a small multipurpose tree from... Read more |
 Golden millet (Setaria sphacelata var. anceps (Schum.) Stapf & Hubb)... Read more |
 Beet molasses is the syrupy by-product yielded after the crystallisation of sugar from... Read more |
 Saltbush (Atriplex halimus L.) is a halophytic perennial shrub that can grow in... Read more |
 Saltbush (Salvadora persica Garc.) is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can... Read more |
 Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers. is a tropical African tree, medium to large,... Read more |
 Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is an annual herbaceous legume suitable... Read more |
 Mealworms are the larvae of two species of darkling beetles of the Tenebrionidae family, ... Read more |
 Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) is a multipurpose tropical tree. It is mainly... Read more |
 White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is a creeping, herbaceous, perennial legume... Read more |
 Ear maize (ear corn in American English) consists in whole maize ears including the cobs... Read more |
 Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.) is a fast growing forage... Read more |
 African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) G.Don and Parkia filicoidea ... 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.
