Study: Cassava as animal feed in Ghana

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is one of the main staple food crops grown by almost all farming families in Ghana, contributing to large proportion of daily calorie intake of the population.The use of cassava as a feed for ruminants and non-ruminants (poultry and pigs) in Ghana could reduce the high cost of feed and increase livestock production. A new report Cassava as Animal Feed in Ghana: Past, Present and Future, by K. Oppong-Apane for the FAO, studies the use of cassava as animal feed in Ghan