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October2021

Livestock feed

AGROVOC URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12213

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The production of high quality livestock feed is a growing demand of small farmers and one of the objectives of the project “Use of Conservation Agriculture in Crop-Livestock Systems (CLCA) in the Drylands for Enhanced Water Use Efficiency, Soil Fertility and Productivity in NEN and LAC Countries”. Funded by IFAD and implemented by ICARDA in North Africa.

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