Resources Tagged: Forages

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  1. Tropical Legumes: Resources for The Future

    Key Resource 1979-01-19 This National Academy of Sciences report describes plants of the family Leguminosae, all of them greatly underexploited. Some are extensively used in one part of the world but unknown elsewhere; others are virtually unknown to science but have particular attributes that suggest they could become...
    Forages Legume

  2. Guazuma

    Guazuma is a small to medium-sized tree that grows up to 30 m tall. Its leaves form a compact, rounded canopy, remaining green throughout the year except in areas with a long dry season. It is used as a source of fuelwood, shade, and fodder for livestock.
    JCB Forages Tropical Forages Forage Living Fence

  3. Forage Tree Legumes in Tropical Agriculture

    Key Resource 1994-01-02 Tree legumes serve a multitude of purposes in agriculture and forestry, including forage for animal production, fuel wood and timber production, soil conservation and fertility improvement. Their role and potential is being increasingly recognized for both intensive and extensive agroforestry...
    Leguminosae Forages Legume

  4. Nitrogen Fixing Trees for Forage Production

    1998-01-01 Fodder scarcity is a major constraint faced by farming communities throughout the world. This is often the result of the degradation of traditional fodder sources in forest and village common lands. Consequently, to meet their needs, farmers must produce at least some fodder in their agricultural...
    Legumes Nitrogen Fixation Forages

  5. AN Issue #23

    2015-02-15 Working With Farmers in Malaysia The Use of Tropical Forages for Livelihood Improvement in Southeast Asia: A Focus on Livestock
    Subsistence Farming Livestock Forages Asia

  6. “Cafeteria Feeding” of Chickens

    2007-10-20 Chickens are an important source of meat and eggs for many small-scale farmers. When only a few chickens are kept, they are usually able to meet their dietary needs with kitchen scraps and a bit of grain, and by scavenging for seeds, insects, worms, etc. However, if the flock size is increased...
    Livestock Chickens Forages Poultry Feed Poultry

  7. LACN Issue #1

    2017-03-30 Making Silage in Vichada Tech Note Spotlight: Biosand Water Filter Echoes from our Network: Member Highlight Adria and Job From ECHO's Technical Respose Team: Appropriate forage crops for clay soils From ECHO's Seed Bank: Forage peanut
    Tropical Forages Forages Appropriate Forage... Forage Water Filters Biosand Biosand Filter Silage Cover Crops Latin America and ...

  8. Living Fences

    2012-07-01 Fences are established on the small farm for a variety of reasons. They are used to mark boundary lines between farms or next to roads, and to separate adjacent fields used for distinct purposes. Fences are used to protect and keep animals from straying (to keep animals ‘in’), or to protect crops...
    JCB Living Fence Agroforestry Trees... Forages Animal Pest

  9. Low-Toxin Grass Pea

    2008-01-01 Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) is a drought tolerant legume used as forage for livestock or as food for people (seeds are roasted, cooked into porridge or ground for use in bread). The plant thrives in poor soil, drought or flooding.
    Drought Tolerant P... Leguminosae Grain Legumes (Pul... Pasture and Forage... Forages Livestock Legume Health Nutrition

  10. Paper Mulberry

    2016-10-18 Paper mulberry is native to China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma and Assam (India), but cultivated extensively elsewhere in Asia and the Pacific. It has also naturalized in parts of southern Europe and the USA (Kew 2016). According to the World Agroforestry Centre, paper mulberry...
    Mulberry Forages Medicinal Plants Agroforestry Agroforestry Trees...