Evaluation of feed resources availability and use for sustainable livestock production in the Northern highland systems of Lao PDR

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeMixed Farming Systems
cg.coverage.countryLaos
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LA
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierMary Atieno: 0000-0001-7810-5118en
cg.creator.identifierRiina Jalonen: 0000-0003-1669-9138en
cg.creator.identifierMillion Gebreyes: 0000-0002-1827-6756en
cg.creator.identifierMateo Pazos Cárdenas: 0000-0002-4932-6736en
cg.creator.identifierMichael Peters: 0000-0003-4237-3916en
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatGENDER AND EQUITYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatTROPICAL FORAGESen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 6 - Clean water and sanitationen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduce inequalitiesen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
dc.contributor.authorPhilp, Joshua Neil Montyen
dc.contributor.authorSoytavanh, Mienmanyen
dc.contributor.authorAtieno, Maryen
dc.contributor.authorJalonen, Riinaen
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Kinduen
dc.contributor.authorGebreyes, Millionen
dc.contributor.authorPazos, Mateoen
dc.contributor.authorPeters, Michaelen
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-17T09:19:02Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-17T09:19:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163593
dc.titleEvaluation of feed resources availability and use for sustainable livestock production in the Northern highland systems of Lao PDRen
dcterms.abstractThe Government of Laos has intensified support for livestock producers to improve their livelihoods by intensifying cattle production to meet the local and regional market demand, however the provision of adequate and nutritious feed for sustainable cattle production remains challenging in highland mixed farming systems of Northern Laos. Addressing this requires context-specific feed interventions. In the frame of the CGIAR initiative on Mixed Farming Systems, an assessment aiming to characterize livestock feed resources in highland mixed farming systems was conducted using the Gendered Feed Assessment Tool (G-FEAST). G-FEAST assessment was conducted in 4 villages in Northern Laos, 2 villages in Phonxay district, Luang Prabang province and 2 villages in Nonghet district, Xieng Khouang province, from 13th to 25th August 2023. The application of the G-FEAST tool enabled the characterization of livestock feeding systems in highland mixed farming systems whilst examining the potential for gendered differences in management and constraint ranking. Participating households mainly practiced extensive pastoral agriculture in which cattle account for most tropical livestock units kept and derive most of their nutrition from grazing pastures, including significant areas of planted forage. However, the varieties of forage cultivated are not productive during the extended dry season and feed shortages become pronounced from January until June, constraining livestock production. The assessment found that whilst women and men tended to share labor for agricultural activities, gendered differences were present in ownership and decision-making. There are opportunities for sustainable intensification of upland farming systems in Northern Laos to overcome the constraints to livestock feeding that were identified in this study. Particularly, the introduction of drought-resilient forage varieties sustained by improved seed systems, better integration of forage and tree systems, and better integration of maize and livestock systems have the potential to improve productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPhilp, J.N.M.; Soytavanh, M.; Atieno, M.; Jalonen, R.; Mekonnen, K.; Gebreyes, M.; Pazos, M.; Peters, M. (2024) Evaluation of feed resources availability and use for sustainable livestock production in the Northern highland systems of Lao PDR. 19 p.en
dcterms.extent19 p.en
dcterms.issued2024-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.subjectsustainable intensificationen
dcterms.subjectgender analysisen
dcterms.subjectsilvopastoral systemsen
dcterms.subjectfarming systems researchen
dcterms.subjectlivestock feedingen
dcterms.typeReport

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