Wanjiku L. Chiuri
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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Archive | 2017
Birthe K. Paul; Fabrice L. Muhimuzi; Samy Bagicale; B. Wimba; Wanjiku L. Chiuri; Gaston S. Amzati; Brigitte L. Maass
Inadequate quantity and quality of livestock feed is a persistent constraint to productivity for mixed crop-livestock farming in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To assess on-farm niches of improved forages, demonstration trials and participatory on-farm research were conducted in four different sites. Forage legumes included Canavalia brasiliensis (CIAT 17009), Stylosanthes guianensis (CIAT 11995) and Desmodium uncinatum (cv. Silverleaf), while grasses were Guatemala grass ( Tripsacum andersonii ), Napier grass ( Pennisetum purpureum ) French Cameroon, and a local Napier line. Within the first six months, forage legumes adapted differently to the four sites with little differences among varieties, while forage grasses displayed higher variability in biomass production among varieties than among sites. Farmers’ ranking largely corresponded to herbage yield from the first cut, preferring Canavalia, Silverleaf desmodium and Napier French Cameroon. Choice of forages and integration into farming systems depended on land availability, soil erosion prevalence and livestock husbandry system. In erosion prone sites, 55–60%of farmers planted grasses on field edges and 16–30% as hedgerows for erosion control. 43% of farmers grew forages as intercrop with food crops such as maize and cassava, pointing to land scarcity. Only in the site with lower land pressure, 71% of farmers grew legumes as pure stand. When land tenure was not secured and livestock freely roaming, 75% of farmers preferred to grow annual forage legumes instead of perennial grasses. Future research should develop robust decision support for spatial and temporal integration of forage technologies into diverse smallholder cropping systems and agro-ecologies.
Tropical Animal Health and Production | 2012
Brigitte L. Maass; Dieudonné Katunga Musale; Wanjiku L. Chiuri; Anja Gassner; Michael Peters
Archive | 2010
Rachel Zozo; Wanjiku L. Chiuri; Dieudonné Katunga Musale; Brigitte L. Maass
Archive | 2010
Brigitte L. Maass; Dieudonné Katunga-Musale; Wanjiku L. Chiuri; Rachel Zozo; Michael Peters
Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in The Tropics and Subtropics | 2016
Birthe K. Paul; Fabrice L. Muhimuzi; Samy B. Bacigale; B. Wimba; Wanjiku L. Chiuri; Gaston S. Amzati; Brigitte L. Maass
Livestock research for rural development | 2014
Brigitte L. Maass; Tk Metre; F Tsongo; Ab Mugisho; Fm Kampemba; Rbb Ayagirwe; Pc Azine; Jérôme Bindelle; Wanjiku L. Chiuri
African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics | 2013
Wanjiku L. Chiuri; Eliud A. Birachi; Robin A. Buruchara; Wale Adekunle; Oluwole Fatunbi; Pamela Pali; B. Wimba; Alfred Bizosa; Birasa Nyamurinda; S Nyamwaro; Pascal Habumugisha; Jacqueline Tuyisenge; Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi; Katcho Karume; Valentine Kasenge; Rick Kamugisha; B. Fungo; Steven Tumwesigye; Edward Kato; Ephraim Nkonya
African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics | 2013
Eliud Birachi; Katcho Karume; William Kyamuhangire; Wanjiku L. Chiuri; J. Mugabo; K Steven Tumwesigye; Valentine Kasenge; Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi; Moses M. Tenywa; S Nyamwaro; Guillaume Bikuba; Pascal Habumugisha; L Lubanga; Julius Byamukama; Birasa Nyamurinda; Pierrot Mandefu; Joseph Gafaranga; Rick Kamugisha
African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics | 2013
Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi; Basil Mugonola; S. Ajibo; J. Kirinya; Edward Kato; R. Kalibwani; Valentine Kasenge; S Nyamwaro; S Tumwesigye; Wanjiku L. Chiuri; J. Mugabo; B. Fungo; Moses M. Tenywa
African Journal of Agricultural Research | 2013
Eliud A. Birachi; Rachel Zozo; Bernard Vanlauwe; Jonas N. Chianu; Wanjiku L. Chiuri