Farmers’ Strategies for Managing Forage Supply Crises in Niger
<p id="p1">In Niger, in recent years, there has been a systematic cutting and collection of millet straw after the grain harvest in order to feed livestock. This appears in many ways to be a very worrying phenomenon. This study seeks to determine the factors involved in the collection of millet stra...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/89754 |
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| Sumario: | <p id="p1">In Niger, in recent years, there has been a systematic cutting and collection of millet straw after the grain harvest in order to feed livestock. This appears in many ways to be a very worrying phenomenon. This study seeks to determine the factors involved in the collection of millet straw based on farmers’ perceptions and following the analysis of local pastoral strategies. This specifically involves the following: (i) identifying the motivating factors for collecting millet straw, (ii) evaluating farmers’ strategies for adapting to the effects of the factors incriminated, and (iii) analyzing farmers’ knowledge and choices of fodder resources used to feed livestock. The motivations for collecting millet straw indicated four determining factors: fodder deficit, climate change, and the fodder use of straw and poverty. However, the analysis of the factors in question showed a general trend toward achieving livestock food security. As a result, three types of livestock farming were considered on the basis of the animal feed resources used: the urban type using more coarse fodder with legume tops supplements, the peri-urban type combining coarse fodder and small quantities of legume tops, and the rural type where the supplementation is based on cereal straw.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-85014-402-4 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.115291 |