Evaluating use of crop residues for sustainable livestock production in Mzimba district, Malawi

EVALUATING USE OF CROP RESIDUES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN MZIMBA DISTRICT, MALAWI J. TANGANYIKA, E. BANDASON, T.N. GONDWE, AND S. HOMANN-KEE TUI 10th African Crop Science Society Conference,10-13 October 2011 , Maputo SLP project :Optimizing livelihood and environmental benefits from crop residues in smallholder crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia ( www.vslp.org )

Introduction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Study site and methodology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Results and discussion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Farming systems characterization : Crops ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Crop production (% households) Average yield

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Farming systems characterization: Livestock

Functions of livestock Livestock’ s most important function is cash income . Farmers, although they might have few animals, make broad use of livestock.

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Examples of the uses of crop residues

Management decisions ,[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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