Animal Production: Recent submissions
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Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS) project Annual Report Reporting Period: 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2023
(2023)This report, ‘Engendering Greater Understanding to Set a Transformative Agenda for addressing Feed and Fodder Shortages on the African Continent,’ captures progress in executing the RAFFS project activities from 1 December ... -
Pollination services: an untapped input for enhancing productivity in crops and Fodder essential for poverty alleviation and attainment of elusive nutrition targets and ecosystem biodiversity
(2025)Pollination serves as a basic pillar for 9.5% of the world’s agricultural food production, thereby improving the profitability and productivity of 75% of agricultural crops. Without pollinators,the human race and all of ... -
Guidelines for Feed and Fodder Data Management
(2023)The Guidelines for Feed and Fodder Data Management have been developed to address the critical data and digital capacity challenges affecting the feed and fodder sector across Africa. The sector faces data fragmentation, ... -
Feed and Fodder: Critical Input for Enhanced Livestock Productivity, Human Food an Nutrition Security, Livestock Sector Stability and Youth Employment
(2025)Globally two thirds (2/3) of arable land is for raising livestock, and fifty-four percent (54.4%)1of coarse grains (such as maize, sorghum, barley, millet, oats and rye) is purposively produced for feeding animals. This ... -
Empowering Women, Nourishing Livestock: AWARFA-N’s Journey to Sustainable Feed and Fodder Model in Somalia
(2025)AWARFA-N’s central strategy involves the bulk multiplication of improved energy and protein fodder varieties within Somalia’s wetlands. This includes the cultivation of Sugar Graze Sorghum, Improved Sweet Potato Vines ... -
Women Catalysing Change in the Animal Resources Sector
(2025)The African Women in Animal Resources Farming and Agribusiness Network (AWARFA-N) Nigeria is pioneering a transformative initiative to revolutionize feed and fodder production, empower women and strengthen the livestock ... -
Sowing seeds of change: how AWARFA-N Kenya is transforming Livestock Feed and Fodder
(2025)WARFA Network Kenya Limited (ANKL), a women led agricultural enterprise, is transforming East Africa’s livestock feed and fodder market by addressing inefficiencies in supply chains, promoting women’s economic empowerment, ... -
Women Driving Feed and Fodder Innovation in Cameroon: AWARFA-N’s Success Story
(2025)AWARFA-N Cameroon was established in December 2023 as a network of Cameroonian women working in the livestock and agribusiness sector. The organization’s mission is to become the leading provider of baled fodder in Cameroon, ... -
Nourishing Livestock, Enriching Lives: AWARFA-Zimbabwe’s Sustainable Fodder Initiative
(2025)AWARFA-N Zimbabwe is an organization dedicated to empowering women in agriculture. With a focus on the livestock sector, this organization aims to bridge the economic gap between genders and enhance the participation of ... -
Report of the 8th General Assembly of the Africa Platform for Regional Institutions in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Systems (APRIFAAS) 11 – 13 November, 2025 Entebbe, Uganda
(2025)Under the auspices of the African Fisheries Reform Mechanism (AFRM), the African Platform for Regional Institutions in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Systems (APRIFAAS) was established in 2015 to strengthen institutional ... -
From Informal Livestock Corridors to Investable Trade Systems: Accelerating Pastoral Integration under AfCFTA
(2026-02-10)The policy brief proposes a practical 24-month corridor package to formalise Africa’s cross-border pastoral livestock trade and unlock investment. Despite its economic significance, the sector remains weakly integrated ... -
The WTO Agreement on Fisheries subsidies: implications for Africa
(2025)The World Trade Organisation Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is a novel instrument that has significant implications for the governance African member states territorial waters in respect of fisheries and ecosystem ... -
Sustainable growth of Aquaculture in Africa
(2025)Aquaculture in Africa presents significant potential for food security FAO (2022), job creation AU-IBAR (2019), and economic development World Bank (2019) and Bene & Heck (2005). However, the sector also faces critical ... -
Analysis and actions considered on Policies, Institutions and Governance Issues for Fisheries and Aquaculture development in Africa
(2025)Effective and sustainable management of Africa’s fisheries and aquaculture sector is critical for food security, economic development, and environmental resilience. However, the sector faces persistent challenges, including ... -
Policy brief on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model as a key strategy to unlock the potential of the African Aquaculture Feed Industry
(2025)The challenges of establishing a modern and efficient aquafeed industry cannot be addressed by the public or private sector alone. A well-structured Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) approach offers the most viable pathway ... -
Policy brief on sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries: unlocking socio-economic benefits
(2025)This policy brief identifies systemic barriers limiting the socio-economic potential of SSF, including: Outdated or poorly enforced policies and legal frameworks; Limited political will and inconsistent institutional ... -
Policy brief on reducing post-harvest losses for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa
(2025)This policy brief identifies four root causes of postharvest losses in African SSF as: Policy and Legal Gaps; Inadequate Infrastructure; Limited Technical and Human Capacity; Financial Constraints -
Policy brief on enhancing accessibility to funding for Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa
(2025)This policy brief identifies core barriers to financial access in SSF, including limited awareness among both fishers and financial service providers (FSPs), lack of sector-specific financial products, weak organizational ... -
Policy brief on strengthening Ocean Governance with a focus on Fisheries Access Agreements (FAA)
(2025)As a continent reliant on its coastal and marine resources, Africa face numerous fisheries-related challenges and stresses. These include overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, human activities ...
