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Velvetbean (Mucuna Pruriens) Production in Southern Africa
Velvet bean is a high yielding leguminous forage crop that is high in nitrogen (N)/crude
protein content. It is usually sown as an N-fixing ley crop or as a green manure crop to
improve soil fertility. In the sub-humid ...
The potential of replacing conventional dairy supplements with forage legume-based diets in Zimbabwe’s smallholder dairy sector
The effect of replacing commercial supplements with isoenergetic and isonitrogenous velvet bean-, cowpeaand
lablab-based supplements on milk yield, milk quality and economic returns in smallholder crossbred dairy
cows was ...
The effect of herbage conditioning and natural aeration methods on rate of moisture loss and crude protein content of Lablab purpureus herbage during hay-making
The goal of the study is to demonstrate that home-grown forage legumes can be
used in formulating dairy and beef-finishing rations in
place of commercial
supplements.
Forage seed production and trade as a pathway out of poverty in the smallholder sector: lessons from the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Food Security (ZimCLIFS) project
The major challenge to adoption of improved forage technologies in the smallholder farming sector is poor accessibility
to seed of improved cultivars. Since 2012, the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Improved ...
Promoting the use of home-mixed supplements as alternatives to commercial supplements in smallholder beef production systems in the subhumid region of Zimbabwe
The economic and performance effect of supplementing smallholder cattle by substituting commercial feed with
iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic diets based on alternative protein sources was investigated in two trials. In ...
Promoting utilization of alternative available feed to substitute commercial diets in smallholder beef production systems in the sub humid region in Zimbabwe
The objectives of this study are a) to demonstrate that forage legumes,
crop residues and poultry litter can be
used as supplementary feed in beef
cattle production;
b) to determine the economic impact of
beef feeding using ...
The agronomy and use of Lablab purpureus in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa
Lablab purpureus, commonly known as lablab bean, is a twining
legume native to tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa. It is
a deep-rooted, drought tolerant, summer-growing annual to
short-lived perennial. In southern ...
The potential of replacing conventional dairy supplements with forage legumebased diets in Zimbabwe’s smallholder dairy sector
The main objective of this study is to
determine the
effect of replacing
commercial diets with
forage legume diets on
VFI, milk yield, quality and
economic returns.
Integrating Learning into Regional Flagships: East and Southern Africa
Integrating Learning into Regional Flagships: East and Southern Africa