Crop-livestock integration and technology choices for improving fodder availability, livestock productivity and famers’ income in West Africa

Shalander, K and Pramanik, S and Umutoni, C and Rich, K and Bado, V and Whitbread, A M (2021) Crop-livestock integration and technology choices for improving fodder availability, livestock productivity and famers’ income in West Africa. Working Paper. ICRISAT, Patancheru, India.

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Global Research Program - Enabling Systems Transformation

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The authors thankfully acknowledge the financial support from the CGIAR Research Program - Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM), CRP - Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) and Feed the Future Innovation Lab on Livestock Systems Intensification. This activity facilitated cross-projects collaboration supporting crop-livestock integration in Niger and Burkina Faso. We sincerely acknowledge the farmers, stakeholders and partners who participated in the focussed group discussions, data collection, and workshops held at the study locations in Niger and Burkina Faso for their participation and valuable inputs. Mr Abdoulaye Amadou’s (ICRISAT) support in data collection and workshops facilitation is much appreciated.

Abstract

The present study generates evidence to better understand the interactions and tradeoffs between crops and livestock enterprises in a whole-farm systems context in West Africa. Hardly any literature is available on the effect of different crop-livestock integration and technology choices on the livestock value chains in a whole-farm way in the region. This study uses diverse primary and secondary sources of data, such as focussed group discussions with different crop-livestock value chain actors, published literature and personal interviews with 390 farm households in Niger and Burkina Faso. We developed scenarios applying model-based, whole-farm crop-livestock method to illustrate possible benefits and impacts of integrating dual-purpose crops and cultivars on farm productivity and income, and availability of animal-sourced food. Whole-farm scenarios developed with assistance from stakeholders and experts consultations were used to measure and illustrate possible impacts, testing different technical (livestock breeds, health intervention), and institutional innovations (markets, policies). Finally, the analysis helped in identifying strategies for integrating suitable dual-purpose crops and cultivars, and type of livestock to improve livestock productivity, marketability, and income for improving rural livelihoods, and increasing availability of animal-sourced food in Niger and Burkina Faso.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Divisions:	Global Research Program - Enabling Systems Transformation
CRP:	CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Crop-Livestock, Fodder, Markets
Subjects:	Others > Crop Yield Others > Livestock Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User:	Mr Arun S
Date Deposited:	31 Dec 2021 06:15
Last Modified:	24 Mar 2022 09:38
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11942
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