Environmental co-benefits of improved forages in smallholder dairy systems of Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.donorBMZ through GIZen_US
cg.contributor.donorFund for International Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climateen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierAn Maria Omer Notenbaert: 0000-0002-6266-2240en_US
cg.creator.identifierSolomon Mwendia: 0000-0002-3203-8770en_US
cg.creator.identifierStefan Burkart: 0000-0001-5297-2184en_US
cg.creator.identifierEmmanuel Mwema: 0000-0002-8292-2230en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.52202/071171-0309en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/XXV_IGC_2023/Livestock/55/en_US
cg.isbn978-1-7138-8028-8en_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatECONOMICSen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatTROPICAL FORAGESen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 6 - Clean water and sanitationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on landen_US
dc.contributor.authorNotenbaert, An Maria Omeren_US
dc.contributor.authorMwendia, Solomon W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBurkart, Stefanen_US
dc.contributor.authorKarimi, Peggyen_US
dc.contributor.authorMusau, Emmanuel Mwemaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-19T15:35:21Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-19T15:35:21Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138149en_US
dc.titleEnvironmental co-benefits of improved forages in smallholder dairy systems of Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractLivestock play a major role across Kenya, especially in smallholder mixed farms through provision of household nutrition and income through milk and meat. Equally, fertilization of cropland benefits from livestock manure, and livestock often act as insurance and saving. Despite the opportunities and benefits livestock production presents, livestock systems are also key drivers of environmental degradation, including increased nutrient loads, GHG emissions, water use, grassland degradation and land-use conversion. Low livestock productivity, largely due to use of low-quality crop residues and natural grasses often not endowed with nutrients key for animal performance, limits the potential positive contributions of livestock and at the same time reduces the efficiency of natural resource use. In response to this and with smallholder dairy farmers’ participation, we undertook an evaluation of 5 selected improved cultivated forages from Urochloa and Megathyrsus genus as an alternative to the Napier grass commonly grown by farmers. We evaluated impact on livestock productivity, farmers’ income, land and water requirement, soil erosion, soil health and greenhouse gas emissions. We observed more efficient use of farmers’ lands and financial resources through integrating improved forages and optimization of feeding strategies. We have also shown that the production and use of improved forages can act as a good climate change mitigation option.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNotenbaert, A.; Mwendia, S.; Burkart, S.; Karimi, P.; Mwema, E. (2023) Environmental co-benefits of improved forages in smallholder dairy systems of Kenya​. Proceedings of the XXV International Grassland Congress, Covington, Kentucky, USA , 14‒19 May 2023. p. 1271-1274en_US
dcterms.extent1271-1274en_US
dcterms.issued2023-05-19en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Grassland Congress 2023en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130706en_US
dcterms.subjectenvironmental impacten_US
dcterms.subjectpasture improvementen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectdairy industryen_US
dcterms.subjecteconomic analysisen_US
dcterms.typeConference Paperen_US

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