Role of fodder trees in Philippines small holder farms

The majority of livestock in Asia are found on smallholder farms. In the Philippines, it is estimated that 80 percent of the cattle population is raised by small holders or  another term for this is backyard cattle raisers while over 90 percent of buffalo and goats are also in the hands of small farmers. Dairy production remains underdeveloped but the small number of cattle and buffalo being milked are raised by smallholders, who individually sell their produce to milk buyers or through a government assisted milk-collection program. The sheep population is small (about 30,000) but interest in the animal is growing with a high level of acceptability on both small and large farms. The feeding of livestock on small farms depends primarily on forages which consist of weeds, crop by-products and tree fodder. The rest of the article can be found here.