Sustainable Forage Production in Ethiopia

This papers describes the Ethiopian forage sub-sector. It covers a wide range of aspects, from technical aspects such as available forage species, quality, seasonality, preservation, seeds, planting material, fertiliser use, mechanisation, inputs and services, to more institutional aspects, such as the forage market, education and training, environmental footprint, and policy framework. The paper provides recommendations aimed at enhancing the availability of quality forages, especially for the Ethiopian dairy sector. The report is part of Theme 2: Forages and Nutrition of the Netherlands East African Dairy Partnership project (NEADAP), an initiative of the Dutch government for learning and sharing amongst different dairy sectors and projects in East Africa.