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Growing fodder trees and use as feed

Level 1 - Basic Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Benefits of (Agro)fodder trees

3. Characteristics of fodder trees

4. Example of fodder shrubs and trees

5. Growing fodder trees

6. Seed treatment

7. Rhizobium inoculation

8. Establishing fodder trees

9. Fodder trees as animal diet supplements

10. Management of fodder trees

11. Calliandra (Calliandra calothyrus)

12. Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala)

13. Sesbania (Sesbania sesban, S. grandiflora)

14. Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium)

15. Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)

16. Fodder trees in farming systems