Climate Resilience Through Dual-Purpose Crops for Small-Scale Dairy Farming in Benin

dc.contributor.authorMontcho, Marthe
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-11T08:44:59Z
dc.date.available2022-11-11T08:44:59Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.description.abstractIn response to livestock feed constraints, farmers are increasingly exploring new options to improve the productivity and efficiency of their crop-livestock enterprises (Snapp et al, 2018). One such option is dual-purpose crops, which has a high potential to simultaneously improving grain yields and livestock feed availability and quality (Erenstein, et al, 2013; Hassan et al, 2015). A promising method of enhancing crop and livestock productivity is increasing the availability and quality of cereal residues as livestock feed (Amede et al., 2009; Alkemade et al., 2012). Dual-purpose crops provide food and income to households, while crop residues are an essential fodder source for livestock (Tarawali et al, 2011; Salmon et al, 2018).Compared to grain-only crops, dual-purpose crops help to significantly improve the profitability, environmental sustainability, and resilience of the whole farm system (Tarawali et al, 2011). It is recognized that dual-purpose crops have positive effects on nutrition and adaptation to climate change. However, policy recommendations do not consider climate variability across the country and the tolerance of each dual-purpose crops to the various climate regions. This policy brief aims to share evidence for dissemination of appropriate use of dual-purpose crops on dairy farms across the various climate regions of Benin.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/3502
dc.publisherAfrican Economic Research Consortiumen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;CCEDA-001
dc.titleClimate Resilience Through Dual-Purpose Crops for Small-Scale Dairy Farming in Beninen_US
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