Enhancing Forage Integration And Access For Smallholder Livestock Production

In the upland areas of Southeast Asia, most smallholder farmers keep animals. Buffalo provide a traditional source of draught power for land preparation or transport, and animal manure is often used to fertilize crops. But most importantly for upland smallholder farmers, livestock such as cattle, buffalo, pigs, goats and poultry represent a savings account. When the household needs money to pay Research and development impact targets: Improved forage options for smallholders Increased availability of high-yielding, high quality forages Improved ecosystem services in integrated crop-livestock systems More efficient forage based livestock production systems Cross-cutting themes: eco-efficiency, climate change, policy, gender, decision support, market analysis for a wedding; medical bills or school fees, for example, a few animals can be sold for immediate cash.