Review of pasture and fodder production and productivity for small ruminants in the Sahel
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2014
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World Agroforestry Centre - West and Central Africa Region (ICRAF-WCA/Sahel), Bamako, ML
Abstract
The focus of this review is on feed scarcity, prompting a series of studies on woody fodder species used in sheep feeding. Despite the human pressure on land and climate change, restoration experiences of rangelands (direct sowing, water harvesting techniques, livestock density control, etc.) proved to be successful, both environmentally and economically. Smallholder households increase their use of trees in agricultural landscapes to improve food security, nutrition, income, health, shelter, social cohesion, energy resources and environmental sustainability.
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Keywords
SAHEL, AGROFORESTRY, SYLVOPASTORAL SYSTEMS, PASTORALISM, LIVESTOCK, NUTRITION, FODDER PLANTS, RUMINANTS, FORAGE CROPS, WOODY FODDER SPECIES, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY, RANGELANDS, STATISTICAL DATA, GERMINATION