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    The document discusses constraints to forage seed production in Ethiopia including poor quality and fluctuating supply of livestock feed, lack of forage seeds, and lack of production techniques and training. It then outlines current forage seed production activities in Ethiopia, focusing on grasses, legumes, and fodder trees. Forage seed production depends on good management, adaptable high yielding species, and quality seed. The facilities available for forage seed production include threshing rooms, processing halls, seed laboratories, cold stores, and training rooms.

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    The document discusses constraints to forage seed production in Ethiopia including poor quality and fluctuating supply of livestock feed, lack of forage seeds, and lack of production techniques and training. It then outlines current forage seed production activities in Ethiopia, focusing on grasses, legumes, and fodder trees. Forage seed production depends on good management, adaptable high yielding species, and quality seed. The facilities available for forage seed production include threshing rooms, processing halls, seed laboratories, cold stores, and training rooms.

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    Forage Seed Production 1

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    The document discusses constraints to forage seed production in Ethiopia including poor quality and fluctuating supply of livestock feed, lack of forage seeds, and lack of production techniques and training. It then outlines current forage seed production activities in Ethiopia, focusing on grasses, legumes, and fodder trees. Forage seed production depends on good management, adaptable high yielding species, and quality seed. The facilities available for forage seed production include threshing rooms, processing halls, seed laboratories, cold stores, and training rooms.

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    Forage Seed

    Production
    Constraints to livestock
    feed
    • poor quality
    • fluctuating supply / quantity
    • lack of forage seeds
    Constraints to forage seeds

    • poor availability
    • expensive import seeds
    • low emphasis in farming
    systems
    • lack of production technique
    • lack of training and
    information systems
    Forage seed status

    Ethiopia
    • demand has been sporadic
    • government / development scheme
    • state farms / research stations
    • priority given to production of
    food crops
    • herbage seed production is
    relatively new
    • very limited knowledge / experience
    • low support and incentives
    Forage Seed Production

    Why?
    • to meet research and development needs
    • to satisfy farmers needs of quality
    seeds/vegetative material
    Emphasis
    • seed is a base for large scale production and
    carries the genetic potential for high
    production
    • deals with selected/recommended forage species
    • species could be grown where they are adapted
    • use best practices and inputs
    Forage seed production activities

    • grasses, legumes and fodder trees

    • produce disease free seeds at two


    levels

    » small scale regeneration

    » large scale multiplication


    Forage seed production success
    depends on:

    • good management
    • adaptable and high yielding
    species
    • quality seed
    Small plot and big plot
    Big plot(Lablab)
    Fodder tree (A. anguistissima)
    Fodder tree (A. faidherbia)
    Current forage legumes for seed
    production in the field
    Large plots
    Genus species Genus species
    Arachis pintoi Stylosanthes guianensis
    Chamaecrista rotundifolia Stylosanthes hamata
    Desmodium intortum Stylosanthes scabra
    Desmodium uncinatum Trifolium decorum
    Lablab purpureus Trifolium quartinianum
    Lotononis bainesii Trifolium rueppellianum
    Macroptilium atropurpureum Trifolium steudneri
    Macrotyloma axillare Vicia benghalensis
    Medicago littoralis Vicia dasycarpa
    Medicago sativa Vicia sativa
    Medicago truncatula Vicia villosa
    Neonotonia wightii Vigna unguiculata
    Current forage grasses for seed
    production in the field
    Large plots

    Genus species
    Avena sativa
    Brachiaria decumbens
    Cenchrus ciliaris
    Chloris gayana
    Panicum coloratum
    Panicum maximum
    Pennisetum clandestinum
    Pennisetum purpureum
    Setaria sphacelata
    Current fodder trees for seed
    production in the field
    Large plots
    Genus species
    Cajanus cajan
    Desmanthus virgatus
    Leucaena diversifolia
    Leucaena leucocephala
    Leucaena pallida
    Sesbania sesban
    Chamaecytisus palmensis
    Commonly requested forage species
    from Herbage Seed Unit

    Genus species Genus species


    Grass Avena sativa Legume Medicago sativa
    Chloris gayana Desmodium intortum
    Setaria spahcelata Desmodium uncinatum
    Pennisetum purpureum Lablab purpureus
    Panicum maximum Trifolium spp.
    Panicum coloratum Neonotonia wightii
    Pennisetum clandestinum Vicia dasycarpa
    Fodder Cajanus cajan Vigna unguiculata
    tree Leucaena diversifolia Macrotyloma axillare
    Leucaena palida Stylosantus hamata
    Leucaena leucocephala Stylosantus scabra
    Sesbania sesban Stylosantus guianensis
    Macroptilum atropurpureum
    Forage Seed Production Facilities

    • threshing room

    • processing hall

    • seed laboratory

    • cold store

    • training room

    • screen house

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