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A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling
The cactus pear (known by its scientific name as Opuntia ficus-indica) was not always accepted in Pakistan as a source of food for animals, much less as a fruit fit for human consumption. It was commonly believed to be the ...
Fodder seeds: empowering women and closing gaps in Afghanistan
This Blog summarizes the training workshop on plant propagation, nursery management, pasture production and enterprise development, and defines the role of gender in forage value chain in Afghanistan. The workshop was held ...
Radio broadcasting about ACIAR Forage Project Impacts
This video gives an overview on the ACIAR forage project impact.
Annual clovers around the world: current status and future prospects
This paper reviews the distribution and importance of annual clover (Trifolium) species for pasture and fodder production systems globally. Of the 158 recorded annual Trifolium species, 65.2% are endemic to the Mediterranean ...
Afghanistan forage initiative knowledge focussed event
22 participants from including staff from Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), private seed company, Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL) in Baghlan, ...
Forage option for smallholder livestock in water scarce environment of Afghanistan: Monthly Report - May
This is the monthly report of the "Forage option for smallholder livestock in water scarce environment of Afghanistan" project activities which was conducted during May 2018.
Plant propagation, nursery management, pasture production and enterprise development training course Attendance Sheet
The objective of the workshop is to train female researchers and farmers from Afghanistan in forage
shrub propagation, seed processing and seed testing. Forage shrub propagation and seed testing represent a good opportunity ...
Characteristics of Baghlan and Nangarhar Provinces
The report provides a description of the climate, farming system, Crop production and forge production in Baghlan and Nangarhar (Afghanistan).
Forage option for smallholder livestock in water scarce environment of Afghanistan: Monthly Report, January - March
This is the monthly report of the "Forage option for smallholder livestock in water scarce environment of Afghanistan" project activities conducted during the period from January to March 2018.
Performance of Anatolian Merino and Akkaraman lambs fed triticale, Hungarian vetch or a mixture of the two forages
Forages from Hungarian vetch and triticale monocultures
or mixtures that can be produced with relatively low cost
are important feed sources for ruminants in spring particularly
in the arid and semiarid regions. The feed ...