Feeds+&+Forages+FP

[[file:SIP Feeds Forages v1.docx]]
Presentation for SPAC

Previous work


 * NIRS ( Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy) Equations**

**Resources and platforms**

 * Tropical Grasslands journal
 * Tropical Forages selection tool
 * Techfit
 * FEAST
 * ILRI feeds and fodder blog
 * Feed selection tool

**News and Updates**

 * CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish » Feeds**
 * [|Feeding hungry, growing animal populations a priority for Livestock and Fish program]
 * [|Uganda pig feed trials show benefits of local feed solutions]
 * [|Stakeholders meet to develop Forages for Africa program]
 * [|Reviews highlight successes and challenges of Tanzania dairy innovation platforms]
 * [|Livestock and Fish project to upgrade fish feed production practices in Bangladesh]
 * [|Feed assessment training to boost availability of local feeds for Uganda’s pig farmers]
 * [|Collaborative research shows that stalks and stems of legume plants are an excellent source of animal fodder]
 * [|Modeling environmental impacts of forage technologies in crop-livestock systems in Tanzania]
 * [|New feed technology to offer more nutritious and sustainable aquaculture in Vietnam]
 * [|Tropical forage-based systems for climate-smart livestock production in Latin America]

**All Documents and Products**

 * Livestock Fish Flagship: Feeds and Forages**
 * [|Opportunities from second-generation biofuel technologies for upgrading lignocellulosic biomass for livestock feed]
 * [|Value chain analysis of the aquaculture feed sector in Egypt]
 * [|An evaluation of the compound feeds manufactured in Tanzania]
 * [|Does aquaculture add resilience to the global food system?]
 * [|Improving productivity and environmental performance of aquaculture: Creating a sustainable food future, installment five]
 * [|Assessing drought tolerance of five improved forage legumes to improve smallholder dairy productivity in Uganda]
 * [|Assessing drought tolerance of selected forage legumes in semi-arid area of Rwanda]
 * [|The current status of aquaculture and aquafeed production in Bangladesh]

Related Links
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 * ILRI bookmarks on Animal Feeding**
 * [|Feeding hungry, growing animal populations a priority for Livestock and Fish program]
 * [|Feeding Africa’s livestock: Fodder and forage solutions]
 * [|LIVES links Rhodes grass seed producers and traders at Koga irrigation scheme]
 * [|The need for new livestock technologies: Fufa Keneni’s challenges with his dairy farm in Ada Berga district, West Shoa]
 * [|Uganda pig feed trials shows benefits of local feed solutions]
 * [|Stakeholders meet to develop Forages for Africa program]
 * [|You are what they eat: The importance of animal feed for public health]
 * [|A new e-learning training module on ‘improved feeding management’ released]
 * [|Finding inner strength and hope: Livestock business empowers Ethiopian couple]
 * [|Reviews highlight successes and challenges of Tanzania dairy innovation platforms]