Fodder Systems Project News Today

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, referred to the launch of the MSP as a strategic move

African Union IBAR for RAFFS continental Project was launched on Friday, paving the way for crucial reforms in the feed and fodder sector in the Africa.

Kenya and Somalia are among the four countries that are making progress toward reducing the prevalence of stunting to 10 percent or less by 2025.

The African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are collaborating on the project.

The African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are collaborating on the project.

The African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are collaborating on the project.

Addressing Kenyas Feed and Fodder Challenges: Strategies for Food and Nutrition Security

She sustained her position by positing that livestock assets contribute to food security and are an important source of protein and minerals for nutritional security, hence, the project seeking to engage with a wide range of stakeholders to strengthen the capacity of farmers to experiment with and use fodder technologies to make the sector more productive, resilient, equitable and sustainable.

“As a country, we don’t have deficiencies in terms of quantity and in two of the critical nutrients like energy and proteins which are important in building the blocks for the wellbeing of animals"

Africa has suffered more droughts, more floods, more pest invasion and lower food production.