How to Produce Animal Feed Supplements from Invasive Bush Species

Abstract

Bush-to-Feed innovations is the pro-duction of animal feed supplements from adapted invasive encroacher bush plant species. Bush-to-Feed not only provides affordable supplementary feeds during emergency situation such as droughts, but also as supplementary feed throughout the year. Bush-to-Feed production contributes to bush thinning. Currently 37% of Kenya’s rangelands are encroached by invasive bush species. Bush thinning helps to restore degraded rangelands and in turn increase agricultural productivity and climate resilience.