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- Innovation platforms in agricultural researchManyawu, G.; Cullen, B.; Duncan, A.; Tarawali, S.; Thorne, P. (2014)This presentation supports shifting away from the conventional approach to agricultural research and promotes the participatory action research approach of innovation platforms. Participatory action research is driven by participants, and active at every stage. Participatory action research is centered around innovation platforms, which are a component of participatory action research serve as a forum for stakeholders to come together to identify, diagnose and address challenges. By engaging stakeholders at multiple levels, innovation platforms lead to research that is more applied, more realistic, and more likely to be accepted by the community. Challenges include their time intensive nature, and a different kind of role for researchers.
- Integrated crop livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative?Smith, J. W.; Naazie, A.; Larbi, A.; Agyemang, K.; Tarawali, S. (Ibadan, Nigeria: International Livestock Research Institute, 1997)Rapid growth of the human and livestock populations in sub-Saharan Africa is creating unprecedented increases in food and feed demands. These population pressures on a fixed landbase are likely to promote severe competition for resources and drive agriculture progressively towards intensification. Integrated crop livestock systems, already common in the highlands, are expected to evolve rapidly elsewhere. Research is required to develop technological alternatives which promote better resource use through synergies from crop livestock integration. Maintenance of soil fertility and provision of livestock feeds appear to be the main areas of reciprocal benefits, while animal traction may be an option for increasing land and labour productivity. In this paper, we assess the challenge facing sub-Saharan agriculture and the potential contribution of crop livestock integrated systems towards agricultural growth and sustainability.
- Integration and synergies at farm through to global levelsTarawali, S. (2012)This presentation by the International Livestock Research Institute explores the need for USAID Feed the Future’s Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources (SANREM) Innovation Lab to integrate research on livestock and crop production systems. It supports the recognition that SANREM’s promotion of conservation agriculture can result in tradeoffs with livestock production: the application of conservation agriculture’s principle of retaining a soil cover creates competition for the use of biomass as livestock forage or soil cover. The presentation describes examples and strategies of innovative research integration to identify sustainable development options.
- Methods for the Evaluation of Forage Legumes, Grasses and Fodder Trees for Use as Livestock FeedTarawali, S.; Tarawali, G.; Larbi, A.; Hanson, J. (Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute, 1995)Forage plant evaluation, to identify legumes, grasses and fodder trees with potential for livestock feed, is carried out by many national agricultural research systems (NARS) and international research organizations. throughout sub-Saharan Africa. However, to date, the approach adopted at various locations has depended on the scientists involved, the resources available and the ultimate aim of the evaluation. Although this has generated a lot of data, variation in evaluation methodology has precluded the comparison of results across sites. This manual outlines a standard evaluation methodology, which will enable researchers throughout the region to obtain meaningful results from their forage plant evaluation, whilst still allowing comparisons between sites. A companion manual, covering the evaluation of feed value (Osuji et al, 1993) has already