Market opportunities and business models for scaling feed and forage innovations in Ethiopia’s mixed farming systems

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dc.creatorGebreyes, Millon
dc.creatorMekonnen, Kindu
dc.creatorBezabih, Melkamu
dc.creatorAdie, Abera
dc.creatorSeifu, Haimanot
dc.creatorMesfin, Hailemariam
dc.creatorArgaw, Amare
dc.creatorYemataw, Zerihun
dc.creatorTsegaye, Genene
dc.creatorTsegaye, Meseret
dc.creatorDegisa, Sunkurta
dc.date2025-12-31
dc.date2026-01-27T23:08:42Z
dc.date2026-01-27T23:08:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:00:20Z
dc.descriptionLivestock are central to mixed farming systems in Ethiopia, especially in the densely populated Sidama Region, where shrinking landholdings, declining grazing areas, and seasonal feed shortages severely constrain productivity. Farmers depend heavily on low-quality feed sources, maize stover, natural grazing, and enset byproducts, resulting in low milk yields, poor animal condition, and high dependence on purchased feed. At the same time, demand for livestock products is rising, and peri-urban dairy systems increasingly rely on forage biomass supplied by smallholders. These pressures underscore the need for scalable, land-efficient forage solutions (Leta 2024).
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/180723
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/139425
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Livestock Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceGebreyes, M., Mekonnen, K., Bezabih, M., Adie, A., Seifu, H., Mesfin, H., Argaw, A., Yemataw, Z., Tsegaye, G., Tsegaye, M. and Degisa, S. 2025. Market Opportunities and Business Models for Scaling Feed and Forage Innovations in Ethiopia’s Mixed Farming Systems. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectforage
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.titleMarket opportunities and business models for scaling feed and forage innovations in Ethiopia’s mixed farming systems
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