In low and middle income countries, land allocation for cultivation of high quality forage crops such as legumes for livestock feeding is given least priority among farmers due to the growing population which demand the land for growing crops for food as well as building settlements. As a result, land availability and poor quality feed eventually constrain livestock productivity. In addition to the land availability challenge, climate change causes extreme variabilities in rainfall patterns and temperatures which affect livestock productivity through lowering the quality and quantity of forages. Therefore, farmers need inexpensive alternatives of feed resources which can be used to mitigate quality constrains, enhance digestion of low quality feed resource, thereby improving livestock productivity.
MSc in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
