Classification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africa

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cg.creator.identifierIheanacho Okike: 0000-0001-7059-8595en_US
cg.creator.identifierTimothy Williams: 0000-0003-0775-0237en_US
cg.creator.identifierShirley Tarawali: 0000-0001-9398-8780en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=72k1wM23wc4Cen_US
cg.isbn92-9146-161-Xen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen_US
dc.contributor.authorFernández Rivera, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOkike, Iheanachoen_US
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Timothy O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKruska, Russell L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTarawali, Shirley A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-31T06:09:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2014-10-31T06:09:01Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/50278en_US
dc.titleClassification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractA classification of the major ruminant livestock production systems in West Africa is proposed. The proposed typology has two major classes of systems-sole livestock and crop-livestock. The sole livestock class has two systems (rangeland-based and landless) and the crop-livestock class has three sub-classes (annual crop-livestock, tree-crop-livestock and irrigated/flooded cropland-livestock). Within the 3 crop-livestock subclasses 13 systems defined by the dominant crops are identified. The systems, including the specific roles of crops and livestock are described, their feed production potential is assessed, and the factors likely to be driving their evolution are discussed. The large majority of producers in these systems are poor and their land and animal holdings are small. Pastoral systems evolve in response to risks associated with uncertainty of rain and the demand for live animals in the highly populated and more urbanised wetter zones. Crop-livestock systems are more labour-intensive, in some cases they include animal traction, and are characterised by higher use of agricultural inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides and feed supplements. Landless, stall-feeding systems, which exist alongside or within other systems evolve primarily in response to demand for meat and are frequently associated with religious events. The proposed typology offers a framework for identifying Development priorities and research opportunities. It can assist in targeting efforts to develop animal agriculture into more intensive forms of production with stronger linkages to markets, in ways that the increasing demand for food is met and opportunities for improving the livelihoods of small-scale livestock and crop-livestock producers are exploited.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.issued2004en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectmixed farmingen_US
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen_US
dcterms.subjectplant productionen_US
dcterms.subjectruminantsen_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.subjectcropsen_US
dcterms.subjectrangelandsen_US
dcterms.subjectproductivityen_US
dcterms.subjectfeed cropsen_US
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen_US
dcterms.subjectpennisetum glaucumen_US
dcterms.subjectcowpeasen_US
dcterms.subjectgroundnutsen_US
dcterms.subjectmaizeen_US
dcterms.subjectsorghumen_US
dcterms.subjectcottonen_US
dcterms.subjectriceen_US
dcterms.subjectcassavaen_US
dcterms.subjectcoconutsen_US
dcterms.subjectcocoa beansen_US
dcterms.subjectvegetable cropsen_US
dcterms.subjectzero grazingen_US
dcterms.typeConference Paperen_US

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