Multipurpose fodder trees in the Ethiopian highlands: Farmers’ preference and relationship of indigenous knowledge of feed value with laboratory indicators

Mekoya, A.; Oosting, S.J.; Fernández-Rivera, S.; Zijpp, A.J. van der

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2007.08.001

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“…Therefore, all browse species evaluated in this study would be good protein supplements provided that they were adequately degraded and non-toxic to the rumen microbes and host animal. The preference of differences in the CP concentration across the plants is inconsistent with the reports of Mekoya et al, 2008;Mekonnen et al, 2009;Ngodigha andAnyanwu, 2009 andArigbede et al, 2011. In the present study, the CP concentration of the browse species was greater than the minimum level of 7-8% CP in DM required for optimum rumen function and feed intake in ruminant livestock (Norton, 1994;Van Soest, 1994;McDonald et al, 2002).…”

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“…This obviously adds to the poor performance of ruminant livestock. Improvement of the performance of ruminants in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kaitho et al, 1998;Mekonnen et al, 2006Mekonnen et al, , 2009Mekoya et al, 2008) calls for using the methods of extending the availability and quality of local feedstuffs. One potential way for increasing the quality and availability of livestock feeds is the use of various multipurpose trees and shrubs (MPTS) (Ngodigha and Anyanwu, 2009).…”

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Chemical composition and in sacco ruminal degradation of tropical trees rich in condensed tannins

Belachew¹,

Kechero²,

Taye³

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CZECH J ANIM SCI

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ABSTRACT:The study was aimed at determining the chemical composition, in sacco ruminal dry matter and organic matter degradability of leaves and fruits of tropical condensed tannin rich multipurpose tree species (MPTS). The MPTS studied were Ekebergia capenesis, Ficus sycomorus, Maesa lanceolata, and Rhus glutinosa. Chemical composition of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), crude ash (CA), ether extract (EE), crude fibre (CF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), non-fibre carbohydrates (NFC), and condensed tannin (CT) was determined. In sacco rumen degradability was measured using three rumen fistulated Holstein FriesianBoran cross steers at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h. The DM and organic matter (OM) degradability data were fitted to the equation Y = a + b(1 -e -ct ). The values for each chemical constituent ranged 5.43-11.49% (CA), 7.97-17.06% (CP), 1.57-31% (EE), 12.20-27.5% (CF), 5.84-39.30% (NFC), and 7.2-16.72% (CT). Ekebergia capensis leaves had the greatest values for slowly degradable fraction (b), effective degradability (ED), and rate of degradation (c) in DM (P < 0.001) whereas E. capensis fruit had significantly the greatest soluble fraction (a), potential degradability (b), and effective degradability (ED) values as compared to the a, PD, and ED values in the fruits of other plants(P < 0.001). Yet in OM degradation kinetics, the greatest and least values of potential degradability (PD) were recorded for F. sycomorus (89.89%) and E. capensis (55.90%) leaves (P < 0.001). Similar to the rapidly soluble fraction a, ED was found to be the greatest in fruits as compared to leaves of the plants (P < 0.001). Generally variation of plant parts led to significant differences in chemical composition, DM, and OM degradability and the degradable parameters. The leaves and fruits recorded more than 60% DM and OM degradability at 24 h, which implied that they were all greatly degradable in the rumen.

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Chemical composition and in sacco ruminal degradation of tropical trees rich in condensed tannins

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Taye³

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“…Despite the multifaceted nature of farmers' decision making criteria to adopt a MPFT, in a recent on-farm study to assess farmers' preference between local and exotic MPFT for their benefits and desired tree characteristics, farmers preferred the exotic MPFT S. sesban and C. calothyrsus for feed value (Mekoya et al, 2008a). Furthermore, farmers that supplemented S. sesban reported improved body weight gain, puberty age and pregnancy rate of sheep (Mekoya, 2008b).…”

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Effect of supplementation of Sesbania sesban on post-weaning growth performance and sexual development of Menz sheep (Ethiopia)

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“…Therefore, policy makers, food security experts, and rural development agents are required to realise local knowledge as an important input to strengthen sustainable rural development. Studies have shown that local people have a wealth of environmental knowledge and skills to apply them into development programs (Domfeh, 2007;Radcliffe, 2006;Watson, 2003;Mawere, 2013;Mekoya et al, 2008). However, employing indigenous knowledge to rural development including food security programs seems minimal (sections 3.5.2 & 6.2.3).…”

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“…Nevertheless, it is difficult to isolate indigenous knowledge of the people from their development initiatives as people are aware of the realities in their settings and have developed skills to properly manage them. Mekoya et al (2008) referring to farmers from Ethiopian highlands for instance, found differences in use by farmers between local and exotic species of fodder trees. The study further indicated that despite its apparent benefits, the adoption of exotic fodder trees by farmers has been inactive and in some cases farmers ceased using exotic in their farming systems (ibid).…”

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Folk media forms and their potential for food security communication in eastern Tigray, Ethiopia

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This study examines the potential of folk media forms for food security communication in chronically food insecure areas in eastern Tigray, rural Ethiopia. Ethiopia has been reported as one of the most food insecure countries in the Sub-Saharan region despite the Ethiopian government has introduced diverse strategies to tackle rural food insecurity. It seems, however, that the communication approaches applied to take these strategies to rural communities have not been effective in alleviating food insecurity. Hence, the main questions of this study are: what is the potential of folk media forms for food security communication? Can these communication forms connect rural people to the food security programs in eastern Tigray? Specifically, this study analysed the current food security communication strategies in eastern Tigray, the role of folk media forms in contemporary society in eastern Tigray and their potential for food security communication. It also explored the opportunities and challenges to integrating folk media forms into food security communication strategies. The multiplicity paradigm of development was used as a lens for this study. This paradigm focuses on the cultural and social multiplicity perspectives emphasising on endogenous development and self-reliance of the people.Methodologically, this study employed an ethnographic research approach. Individual in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation, and document reviews were used to collect data. To validate results from different data collection techniques, data analysis was made using methodological triangulation. The findings of the study show that there are no explicitly designed rural food security communication strategies in eastern Tigray but food security messages are communicated through frequent public meetings organised by the government representatives or development agents. Respondents indicated that public meetings are dominated by the views and interests of government officials and development agents that limited people's roles to participate in the strategy design and implementation of the food security programs. Therefore, despite frequent public meetings to communicate food security messages, meetings became unproductive to convey food security messages. Firstly, public meetings employ predominantly a top-down communication approach, which limits people's participation in the decision-making processes. Secondly, food security messages through public meetings are not communicated in the languages of the people (especially to the Irob people whom a number of them do not comprehend Tigrigna, the office working language). Thirdly, referring to the urgency of most of the government programs, three to five programs are addressed in a single meeting session that affects peoples' choices of what to prioritise out of all the topics addressed in a single meeting session.iii Both rural people and development agents expressed their conviction about the appropriateness of folk media forms to convey food sec...

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Multipurpose fodder trees in the Ethiopian highlands: Farmers’ preference and relationship of indigenous knowledge of feed value with laboratory indicators

Cited by 56 publications

References 13 publications

Chemical composition and in sacco ruminal degradation of tropical trees rich in condensed tannins

Chemical composition and in sacco ruminal degradation of tropical trees rich in condensed tannins

Effect of supplementation of Sesbania sesban on post-weaning growth performance and sexual development of Menz sheep (Ethiopia)

Folk media forms and their potential for food security communication in eastern Tigray, Ethiopia

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