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Item Fodder Production under Small-Holder Agroforestry Systems(1996) Karanja, G.M.; Nyaata, O.Z.; Mureithi, J.G.; Wandera, F.P.This paper suggests that the use of fodder multi-purpose tree (MPT) species is a viable option for protein and mineral supplementation for-the “small-holder dairy farms. The paper reviews some past and current research on fodder MPTs in Kenya with regard to choice<5f species, establishment and management and highlights the challenges ahead. Nutrition is the most limiting factor to small-holder dairy production. Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), With limited amounts of crop stover and other on-farm roughages, form the basic diet .The quantity, nutritive quality and seasonal distribution, however, do not satisfy the- animal requirements, thus necessitating supplementation. Use of commercial supplements –and inclusion of herbaceous legumes in Napier grass are possible supplemental options but for a variety of reasons, levels of commercial supplement feeding and the adoption 9f herbaceous legumes by the small-holder farmers are very low.
