A scoping review of feed interventions and livelihoods of small-scale livestock keepers.

ABSTRACT: Livestock support the livelihoods of one billion people in Africa, Asia and Latin America, but the productivity of animals remains low, reducing the potential of the sector to support higher incomes and better nutrition. Improved livestock feeding has been identified as the most important step towards higher productivity. This scoping review assessed the evidence for the uptake of improved ruminant livestock feed options, the effect of this uptake on livestock productivity and the degree to which this improves smallholder farmer livelihoods. In total, 22,981 papers were identified, of which 73 papers were included in the final analysis after a rigorous double-blind screening review. Only papers that reported farmers' decision to use a new feed intervention were selected, thereby excluding

SUBMITTER: Baltenweck I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7553850 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature