Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

Content Type: 
Curated Content
Author or Institution as Author: 
International Livestock Resource Institute
Funding Partner: 
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Date of publication: 
January, 2015
Edition or Version: 
0.00
Institution: 
ILRI
Copyright/Licence: 
Unknown
Language: 
EN
Description/Abstract: 

The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) is a systematic method to assess local feed resource availability and use. It helps in the design of intervention strategies aiming to optimize feed utilization and animal production. The tool comprises two main elements:

1. A focused PRA exercise which provides an overview of the farming system with particular emphasis on livestock feed aspects.

2. A simple and brief quantitative questionnaire, designed to be completed by experts under the guidance of the Feast facilitator. Output from 'feast' consists of a short report in a defined format along with some quantitative information on overall feed availability, quality and seasonality which can be used to help inform intervention strategies

URL: 
https://www.ilri.org/feast
Theme: 
Agricultural Value Chains and Market Access
Keywords: 
Animal Feeding; Feeds; Fodder; Forages
Contact name (for further information): 
Alan Duncan
Contact email (for further information): 
a.duncan@cgiar.org
Contact phone (for further information): 
+251 (11) 6172223
Contact institution (for further information): 
ILRI
Citation: 

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). 2015. Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST). Online Resource: https://www.ilri.org/feast 

CCARDESA Category: 
Best Practice

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