Innovation in forage development: Empirical evidence from Alaba Special District, southern Ethiopia

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dc.creatorShiferaw, A.
dc.creatorPuskur, Ranjitha
dc.creatorTegegne, Azage
dc.creatorHoekstra, Dirk
dc.date2011-11-01
dc.date2012-01-11T23:22:29Z
dc.date2012-01-11T23:22:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:15:57Z
dc.descriptionForage development is one of the strategies to address feed scarcity and low livestock productivity in Ethiopia. In line with government strategy, multiple actors took part in a forage development programme for six years (2004–09) in Alaba Special District, in southern Ethiopia. This paper analyses the six-year forage development programme, comparing its two phases, from an innovation systems perspective to identify best practices. The study shows that key forage innovative practices are: targeting innovative forage farmers, developing local forages, establishing private forage sources, forage promotion and diversifying capacity building. These best practices can be scaled up and out to address feed scarcity and increase livestock productivity.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/16281
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/147151
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceShiferaw, A., Puskur, R., Tegegne, A. and Hoekstra, D. 2011. Innovation in forage development: Empirical evidence from Alaba Special District, southern Ethiopia. Development in Practice 21(8): 1138-1152.
dc.subjectfeed crops
dc.subjectfeeds
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.titleInnovation in forage development: Empirical evidence from Alaba Special District, southern Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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