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Balancing livestock production and sustainability of natural resources
Presentation Delivered at the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation in Rome (Italy) from September 25 to September 27, 2023, this presentation underscores the pivotal role of livestock in supporting ...
Livestock Innovations, Social Norms, and Women’s Empowerment in the Global South
Livestock have strong empowerment potential, particularly for women. They offer millions
of women in the Global South the opportunity to provide protein-rich foods for home consumption
and sale. Livestock provide women ...
The development and valorization of local fodder resources in the governorate of Kebili
The photo illustrates a two-day workshop in Kebili focused on developing local forage resources, particularly date palm by-products. The first day involved visits to six units producing ruminant feed from date palm ...
“Even the goats feel the heat:” gender, livestock rearing, rangeland cultivation, and climate change adaptation in Tunisia
Women's contributions to rangeland cultivation in Tunisia and the effects of climate change upon their livelihoods are both policy blind spots. To make women's contributions to rangeland cultivation visible and to provide ...
WOCAT SLM Technology: “Small-Scale Nutrient-Dense Pellet Production [Tunisia]”
Compressing agro-industrial by products into nutrient dense livestock feed pellets is a worthwhile innovation to compete with expensive and imported feed pellets. This innovation consists of a small-scale compressor ...
Spineless fodder cactus under different land use and production systems in rainfed semi-arid tropics of India
Spineless forage cactus can be a cost-effective solution for the livestock keepers of semi-arid tropics by providing a stable source of nutritive forage capable of maintaining healthy and productive herds/flocks especially ...
Valorisation des sous-produits de l'oasis pour la gestion durable des ressources naturelles et la chaîne de valeur des aliments des petits ruminants
The report summarizes a two-day workshop in Kebili, focusing on the development and optimization of local feed resources, specifically date palm by-products. It highlights the potential for growth in utilizing these ...
Solar Energy Powered Net-House with Root Zone Cooling Hydroponic System
Control environment agriculture (CEA) is a key pillar of desert farming in desert farming. The main technical problem of conventional greenhouses is maintaining the inside air temperatures and relative humidity favourable ...
Ecosystem services and environmental benefits in livestock systems: Definition of terms, and valuation methods
Livestock systems, as socioecological entities, contribute diverse ecosystem services and environmental benefits. In this brief, we define seven prioritized ecosystem services and three environmental benefits within livestock ...
Institutional Innovations to Transform the Small Ruminant Value Chain in Mali
Institutional Innovations to Transform the Small Ruminant Value Chain in Mali.