Productivity nutritive value and economic potential of irrigated fodder in two regions of Ghana

Amole, T. A.; Panyan, Emmaunel; Adekeye, Adetayo; Ayantunde, Augustine A.; Duncan, Alan; Blümmel, Michael

doi:10.1002/agj2.20884

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“…The challenge with the increasing importance of crop residues as a source of livestock feed is how to preserve quality which often declines rapidly. The absence of irrigated fodder at the feed markets except in the early dry season in Niamey indicates a low adoption of forage species in West African Sahel (Amole et al, 2022b). Unlike in periurban livestock feed markets in Burkina Faso and Mali (Ayantunde et al, 2014;Doamba, 2020), cottonseed cake is not commonly sold in periurban livestock feed markets in Niger.…”

Section: Livestock Feed Quality Across Seasonsmentioning

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Livestock feed markets across seasons in periurban areas of Niger: seller and buyer profiles, feed price and quality

Ayantunde¹,

Adamou²,

Seybou³

et al. 2022

Rev. Elev. Med. Vet. Pays Trop.

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Livestock productivity in West African Sahel is constrained by seasonal scarcity of feed and by its low quality in the dry season. Feed resources scarcity in the region has also been aggravated by the increase in livestock population, which has heightened the demand for feed, particularly in periurban areas. Livestock feed markets have thus sprung up in many cities and towns. To understand the dynamics of these markets, surveys were conducted in five of them in Maradi and five others in Niamey, Niger, in the early dry season (October-November 2019), late dry season (March-June 2020), and wet season (August-September 2020) with a semi-structured questionnaire. Results showed that diverse feed types were sold or bought, and mainly by adult male vendors or buyers, in both markets across seasons. The buyers gave as major reasons for purchasing livestock feed the insufficient household feed biomass, the poor-quality household feed, and the need for supplementary feeds to maintain and improve animal performance. Prices of livestock feeds at both markets varied significantly with season, market location and feed type. In both sites, prices of legume residues (cowpea hay, cowpea husk, groundnut haulm) were higher than the other feed types. Results further showed that there was no clear relationship between price and nutritional quality across seasons.

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Section: Livestock Feed Quality Across Seasonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Livestock feed markets across seasons in periurban areas of Niger: seller and buyer profiles, feed price and quality

Ayantunde¹,

Adamou²,

Seybou³

et al. 2022

Rev. Elev. Med. Vet. Pays Trop.

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Fodder development in sub‐Saharan Africa: An introduction

et al. 2021

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Livestock systems play a key role in the sustainability and livelihood of sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The human population in SSA is rapidly increasing, resulting in steady growth in the demand for animal‐sourced foods (ASF). Most current agricultural production practices in SSA coupled with poor management, health challenges and indigenous breeds, result in low crop and livestock productivity and often do not meet local demands. To improve productivity, locally adapted technologies and management practices need to be widely adopted. This special issue is a collection of contributions addressing major aspects of crop and livestock systems in SSA. Key topics addressed include the present status of feedstuff availability in SSA, improved fodder production and utilization practices, new cultivars, soil management, forage conservation, use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) tools to measure forage nutritive value, and social and economic aspects of crop‐livestock systems. The overarching goal of this special issue is to provide insightful information that can be used for the future development and implementation of efficient and sustainable integrated systems. SSA will have a key role in feeding itself and the world in the future, and livestock systems and cropping practices are crucial components of this process.

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Microbial quality and Aflatoxin levels of sorghum grains (Sorghum bicolor) irradiated with gamma rays, low energy electron beam (LEEB) and high energy electron beam (HEEB)

Ocloo,

Odai,

Darfour

et al. 2024

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

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Productivity nutritive value and economic potential of irrigated fodder in two regions of Ghana

Cited by 4 publications

References 49 publications

Livestock feed markets across seasons in periurban areas of Niger: seller and buyer profiles, feed price and quality

Livestock feed markets across seasons in periurban areas of Niger: seller and buyer profiles, feed price and quality

Fodder development in sub‐Saharan Africa: An introduction

Microbial quality and Aflatoxin levels of sorghum grains (Sorghum bicolor) irradiated with gamma rays, low energy electron beam (LEEB) and high energy electron beam (HEEB)

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