Multipurpose Tropical Grasses and Legumes

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	Optimize genetic diversity for multipurpose use, improve the livelihoods of poor rural livestock communities, and contribute to greater access by poor urban consumers to safe, high-quality animal products by strengthening forage-based feeding systems and taking advantage of the potential of forages to enhance natural resource management and provide environmental services.

For further information contact: Michael Peters

Last update: 10 June 2009

Now On-line

2008 Annual Report

Annual Report 2008: Forages See the latest progress report of the Improved Multipurpose Forages for the Developing World Project, which presents project research highlights during 2008, as well as detailed descriptions of its major activities.

Download the summary (295 kb).

Download the report.

Thesis on Legumes Receives Award

The postgraduate thesis work carried out by Laila Cristina Bernal of CIAT's Tropical Forages Program received the Best Postgraduate Thesis Award at the IX National Meeting and II International Meeting of Researchers in Animal Sciences, ENICIP 2007, held in Medellín.

More information (in Spanish).

Download the thesis (677 kb).

Pasturas Tropicales (Journal)
Volumen 28, No. 3, Diciembre 2006

Pasturas Tropicales 28(3), 2006 The latest issue of the journal Pasturas Tropicales is on-line.

Access the summaries.

More information on the journal.

Contact: Michael Peters

New On-line Tool: Tropical Forages

This powerful package, available as a Web site, provides:

Accumulated information on the adaptation, use, and management of about 185 tropical and subtropical forage species, cultivars, and elite accessions. The information is presented as facts sheets, which come with color photos and maps, a glossary of botanical and management terms, and a comprehensive database of scientific references with abstracts.
A selection tool built on LUCID™, a computer-based system created at CBIT, Australia. With this tool, agricultural researchers and extension officers can select, develop, and disseminate multipurpose forages for specific climates, soils, production systems, and management practices.

It can also be used as a training resource for workshops, universities, and schools.

Tropical Forages was a major collaborative effort between CSIRO, QDPI&F, and CBIT (all Australian institutions), CIAT, and ILRI. Significant financial and technical support was also received from ACIAR (Australia), BMZ and GTZ (both of Germany), DFID (UK), and FAO.

Visit the Tropical Forages.