Feed scarcity map is ready!

mfakudeAugust 14, 2018August 15, 2018

Feed scarcity was defined as the number of months with feed quantity less than the requirements of one tropical livestock unit (TLU). Feed scarcity was derived by comparing long-term (2008 - 2017) monthly dry matter production trend against standard feed requirement of one TLU (6.5 kg DM cow/day). This map shows ordinal values running from 0 to 12. Twelve (12) meaning all year feed scarcity per cow given the long-term trend of monthly feed quantity per cow and Zero (0) representing all year feed availability per cow.

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