Ensuring adequate supply of nourishment for livestock through fodder crops is critical to growth. However, the land for such crops is not always available. To combat the challenge, farmers and ...

Some of the livestock at the ongoing farmer’s exhibition at KALRO center in Naivasha feed on drought resistant forage.[Antony Gitonga, Standard] The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has ...

French wind and solar energy company Valeco has published its first results from an agrivoltaic project combining solar generation with fodder production launched at the end of 2021. The project is ...

Smallholder farmers often face the dilemma of subdividing the farm to grow food for the family and livestock feed. Often a larger portion is allocated to growing crops for family consumption while ...

Sustainable livestock nutrition refers to feeding practices that prioritise balanced, high-quality, and efficient feed. This includes scientifically formulated concentrates, nutritious fodder, silage, ...

When rains fail, dairy farmer Millicent Atieno from Kisumusaid her cows are the first to feel it.“Milk drops immediately. You start buying commercial feed,but it’s expensive, and sometimes the quality ...

Benue State government, the Commodities Development Initiative (CDI), and the Nigeria Feed and Fodder Multi-Stakeholders Platform (NFFMSP) are collaborating to boost feed and fodder production for ...

Livestock farmers are turning to a new mix of fodder seed varieties they believe could help double milk production, even in the middle of drought.