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The use of browse tree fodder as supplements to ruminant feeding in the tropics is limited by lack of information on their nutritive potential. A study was carried out to screen eight browse species in Kongwa and Kiteto districts (Acacia mellifera, Acacia senegal, Acacia xanthophloea, Acacia tort...

This study was conducted to assess livestock feed sourcing and feeding strategies and their implications on livestock water productivity (LWP) in mixed crop-livestock production systems of the Blue Nile Basin (BNB) in Ethiopian Highlands. Three Woredas (Diga, Jeldu and Fogera) representing divers...

The study pertains to livestock management practices & their implications on Livestock Water Productivity (LWP) in the rain-fed crop-livestock systems in the Blue Nile Basin (BNB). Seven farming systems (Rice- Pulse & Teff-Millet from Fogera), (Barley-Potato, Teff-Wheat & Sorghum farming systems ...

The study was done in Adaa district which is one of the 12 districts in East Shoa zone in Oromia regional state of Ethiopia. It is located southeast of Addis Ababa at 38o51’ 43.63’’ to 39o04’ 58.59’’ E and 8o46’ 16.20’’ to 8o59’ 16.38’’ N, on the western margin of the Great East African Rift Vall...

Farmers have been managing agriculture systems for centuries, and trees often play a significant role within these systems. Understanding the local ecological knowledge (LEK) and perceptions of smallholder farmers about integration of trees on farms is essential to the identification of the drive...

Crop-livestock farming systems in Babati are under severe pressure from a fast growing human population. Continuing soil fertility degradation and the extinction of communal resources are linked to low crop yields and high poverty rates among the smallholder farmers. Alternative intensification o...

A study was undertaken with the objectives of (i) assessing farmers’ practices in the use of maize byproducts for livestock feeding and analyze influence of variety on yield and quality of the stover; (ii) analyzing constraints and linkages between maize and livestock subsystems; (iii) assessing ...

Fusarium wilt of lentil (F. oxysporum f.sp. lentis) causes huge lentil yield losses in central highlands of Ethiopia. In this study, extensive wilt survey of eight major lentil-growing districts, viz. Adaa, Aleltu, Lume, Gimbichu, Minjar-Shenkora, Siyadebrena Wayu, Moretina-jiru and Ensaro in cen...