Rainy Season Herding Patterns Poster
Oct. 22 | 2016
Smallholder livestock production in Mali’s rain-fed agro-pastoral systems is strongly limited by deficient levels of ruminant feeding (Eibils et al. 2015). Crop cycles frequently dictate access […]
A Message To YALI Hopefuls: Never Give Up
Sep. 28 | 2016
Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) [br] Fellow African leader, is it true that you have decided not to apply for a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF)? […]
Common Pastures: Sustaining Flocks, Farms and Families
Sep. 7 | 2016
Meeting feed and forage requirements of small ruminants is the most urgent need for livestock smallholders in the agro-pastoral systems of Mali according to a meta-analysis […]
GPS Tracking Of Livestock
Aug. 21 | 2016
Tracking Livestock to Quantify Their Activity & Grazing Patterns Why is GPS Tracking of Livestock Helpful? The increased knowledge of livestock grazing patterns is especially useful […]
Cassava Trials
Jul. 15 | 2016
What is Cassava? Cassava is the world’s third largest source of low cost carbohydrates with Africa as its largest center of production. It is the principal […]
Why Plant Legume Trees?
Jun. 10 | 2016
Why Planting Legume Trees in Mali is Important By Asher Mazur, 11 year old volunteer and legume tree champion I have always enjoyed working with […]
Healthy Sheep & Goats
May. 6 | 2016
As in much of Africa, livestock in Mali is grazed on communal land, which can be hard on their health. The flocks owned by different families […]
Solar Cooking Saves Trees
Apr. 29 | 2016
Construction of Solar Ovens Deforestation and soil erosion is an increasing problem that affects both human and animal food and feed availability. Annual wood consumption for cooking throughout […]
Improving Lives With Sheep & Goats
Mar. 24 | 2016
Sheep and goat meat is critical for supplying essential protein and nutrients not available from a maize or rice based diet. Small and consistent management practices […]