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Improving and diversifying planted forages through selection, breeding and inclusion in local production systems - Examples of South-South learning

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Title Improving and diversifying planted forages through selection, breeding and inclusion in local production systems - Examples of South-South learning
 
Creator Peters, Michael
Mwendia, Solomon W.
Castiblanco, Valheria
Hoek, Rein van der
Burkart, Stefan
Douxchamps, Sabine
Ohmstedt, Uwe
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
 
Subject diversification
crop production
climate change adaptation
resilience
diversificación
producción vegetal
adaptación al cambio climático
 
Description Livestock based systems provide livelihoods to 1 billion people and account for 40% of global agricultural gross domestic product. Animal-source foods provide 14% of the calories and 33% of the proteins consumed globally and provide essential micronutrients, such as vitamin A, B-12, riboflavin, calcium, iron and zinc. In addition, livestock has high cultural and social values. Producing feed for livestock uses about 84% of the world’s agricultural land (Erb et al. 2007; Foley et al. 2011). The share is even higher in developing countries (FAO 2009). Producing enough animal feed is a challenge, especially in ruminant systems, accounting for 50 to 60% of the total production costs (Swanepoel et al. 2010). Land resources that can be used for feed production are increasingly constrained.
 
Date 2021
2021-11-16T15:20:32Z
2021-11-16T15:20:32Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Peters, M.; Mwendia, S.W.; Castiblanco, V.; Hoek, R.; Burkart, S.; Douxchamps, S.; Ohmstedt, U.; Notenbaert, A.M.O. (2021) Improving and diversifying planted forages through selection, breeding and inclusion in local production systems - Examples of South-South learning. In Vernooy, R. (et al. (eds)) Mobilizing crop diversity for climate change adaptation and resilience: Field experiences from Africa. [ISSD Africa Working Paper 2021-03]. Wageningen (Netherlands): ISSD Africa. p. 41-47.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116107
https://doi.org/10.18174/553632
PII-LAM_LivestockPlus
 
Language en
 
Relation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115012
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 41-47
application/pdf
 
Publisher Wageningen University and Research