Feeding dairy cattle in East Africa
Technical editors: Ben Lukuyu and Charles Gachuiri Compiled by Charles Gachuiri, Margaret Lukuyu, Charles and Solomon Mwendia
The authors would like to acknowledge the East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) project for sponsoring a workshop for stakeholders, where the outline of this manual was conceived and agreed upon. In particular we would like to thank the following stakeholders for their contribution.
- Martin Allan Bisagaya, EADD Project, Kampala, Uganda
- Charles Githae, Integrated Partnerships for Community Prosperity, Nakuru, Kenya
- Agnes Kavatha, Land O’Lakes, Nairobi, Kenya
- Nathaniel Makoni, ABS TCM, Nairobi, Kenya
- Patrick Mudavadi, EADD, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya
- Jane Mwangi, Ministry of Livestock Development, Agricultural Information Centre,
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Priscilla Ndegwa, Ministry of Livestock Development, Limuru, Kenya
- Simon Ndegwa Wakaba, Farmer, Kikuyu Division, Kiambu District, Nairobi, Kenya
- Julius Nyangaga, ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya
- Benjamin Nzingamasabo, EADD Project, Nyagatare, Rwanda
- Edwin Okila, ABS TCM, Nairobi, Kenya
- Betty Rwamuhizi, EADD Project, Nyagatare, Rwanda
- Ronald Wabwire, EADD Project, Kampala, Uganda
- Angela Wokabi, Ministry of Livestock Development, Nairobi, Kenya
We acknowledge the contribution of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), especially that of Isabelle Baltenweck, for providing logistical support in preparing and producing this manual. We specifically want to acknowledge the contribution of ICRAF dissemination facilitators Josephine Kirui, Patrick Mudavadi, Jane Kugonza and Benjamin Nzingamasabo for their contributions. In addition, we thank Dr Joseph Methu of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa and Prof Paul Mbugua of the University of Nairobi for reviewing the draft manual.
Ben Lukuyu, Charles Gachuiri, Margaret Lukuyu, Solomon Mwendia and Charles Lusweti
April 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
East Africa Dairy Development Project PO Box 74388 – 00200
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