{"id":29262,"date":"2023-09-06T15:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fert.fr\/?p=29262"},"modified":"2023-09-07T08:21:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T08:21:45","slug":"producing-fodder-locally-a-technical-and-economic-advantage-for-tunisian-livestock-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fert.fr\/en\/producing-fodder-locally-a-technical-and-economic-advantage-for-tunisian-livestock-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Producing fodder in-farm: a technical and economic advantage for Tunisian livestock farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many Tunisian farmers purchase feed concentrates for their livestock, and are therefore partly dependent on imported raw materials. This raises economic, technical and environmental issues. Between shortages, rising or unstable prices and doubts about concentrates quality, ensuring stable, high-quality feed is a real challenge for Tunisian livestock farmers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

Despite sub-humid or arid\/semi-arid climatic conditions and different types of livestock farming, with or without rangelands for example, livestock farmers in the North and Centre share the objective of gaining independence in feeding their livestock, of reducing its costs and improving its efficiency.<\/p>\n

In addition to improving nutritional values, certain crops may have the advantage of requiring fewer inputs, being more resilient, requiring less water, benefiting soil fertility… With drought so prevalent in Tunisia, water requirements and plant resistance are factors that can have a direct impact on production profitability.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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