Bush encroachment presents severe challenges in Namibia. In modern times, farmers have tapped into its biomass resource by translating the challenge into an opportunity. A story in the GIZ Akzente magazine takes you on a journey to the east of Otjozondjupa region in Namibia on bush-based animal feed production. Read it on page 10 of the first…
Sustainable rangeland management guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification declares bush encroachment as a driver of land degradation. In Namibia the phenomenon affects more than 30 million hectares of productive rangeland. The reduction of livestock productivity is one of the major impacts of bush encroachment with direct economic losses. Restoring encroached areas by sustainably removing and utilising…
First training on the utilisation of bush for animal feed successfully held in the Dordabis district, Windhoek
The De-bushing Advisory Service, a sub-component of the Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project conducted a full day training on the potential of bush-based animal feed at Farm Langbeen Ranch in Dordabis on the 20th of September 2018. The training served as a follow up to the research that was initially conducted from April 2016…
Bush-feed gives exceptional growth rates in cattle
In a 2016 survey done by the Support to De-bushing Project, twelve farmers/bush fodder producers from six different regions shared their experience on bush fodder production. The survey was aimed at capturing current bush-to-feed practices and identifying key challenges to assist in the development of suitable interventions with regards to the production, effective use, storage…