Introduction
How to use this manual?
This manual is intended as a guide to basic information on organic and agroecological livestock farming for trainers of farmers, extensionists, and trainees.…
Feeding
Ruminant digestion
Cattle are grazing animals that spend most of their day eating, ruminating and searching for food. Their preferred diet consists of grass, but they also consume other…
Milk and Meat Quality
Characteristics of milk
Milk is a very homogenous product, meaning it should always look and taste more or less the same.
Milk quality
The quality of milk can vary and has…
Health
Disease prevention as a first step and key principle
A note on access to veterinary care : This chapter is intended to be a supplement to care of animals by a veterinarian or local animal…
Housing
Combination of housing and grazing land
In an integrated crop-livestock farming system, farmers can control to a certain extent what and how much the animals eat, where dung and urine are…
Natural Behaviour
Cattle’s five senses
1. Vision
While cattle have 330 degrees of vision, they can only see sharply what is in front of them. To inspect an object, they lower their heads. …
Information about this Website
About
The overall objective of the African Organic Agriculture Training Manual is to increase the options for farmers through knowledge and empowerment. Until now,…
Organic Potato Production in Cameroon
In this chapter you will find detailed information on the cultivation of potatoes in Cameroon.
Responsible authors: Paul van den Berge, Gilles Weidmann, Irene…
Sorghum
In this chapter you will find detailed information about the cultivation of sorghum.
Responsible authors: Hervé Bouagnimbeck (IFOAM), Brian Ssebunya and Gilles Weidmann (FiBL)
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