Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties
This report examines the AICCRA project's efforts to enhance livestock productivity in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) by promoting drought-tolerant and high-nutrition forage varieties like Brachiaria and Panicum. On-farm trials and community demonstrations have supported farmers in learnin...
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| author | Nduah, Alex Ogutu, Liz Nzuki, Esther Muthomi, Fredrick Abucheli, Grace |
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| description | This report examines the AICCRA project's efforts to enhance livestock productivity in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) by promoting drought-tolerant and high-nutrition forage varieties like Brachiaria and Panicum. On-farm trials and community demonstrations have supported farmers in learning how to grow and utilize the improved forage varieties compared to native grasses, reduce feed costs, and boost soil health. The project also established farmer capacity-building initiatives and seed value chains to promote sustainable adoption of the forages and economic benefits of livestock production in the ASALs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1688212025-12-08T10:11:39Z Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties Nduah, Alex Ogutu, Liz Nzuki, Esther Muthomi, Fredrick Abucheli, Grace agriculture agroforestry resilience livestock feed This report examines the AICCRA project's efforts to enhance livestock productivity in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) by promoting drought-tolerant and high-nutrition forage varieties like Brachiaria and Panicum. On-farm trials and community demonstrations have supported farmers in learning how to grow and utilize the improved forage varieties compared to native grasses, reduce feed costs, and boost soil health. The project also established farmer capacity-building initiatives and seed value chains to promote sustainable adoption of the forages and economic benefits of livestock production in the ASALs. 2024-12-06 2025-01-10T07:13:47Z 2025-01-10T07:13:47Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168821 en Open Access application/pdf Nduah, A.; Ogutu, L.; Nzuki, E.; Muthomi, F.; Abucheli, G. (2024) Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties. 17 p. |
| spellingShingle | agriculture agroforestry resilience livestock feed Nduah, Alex Ogutu, Liz Nzuki, Esther Muthomi, Fredrick Abucheli, Grace Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties |
| title | Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties |
| title_full | Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties |
| title_short | Enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in Meru, Isiolo, and Tharaka Nithi counties |
| title_sort | enhancing resilient and nutritious forage varieties in meru isiolo and tharaka nithi counties |
| topic | agriculture agroforestry resilience livestock feed |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168821 |
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