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Part III Sustainable Crop/Livestock/Aquaculture/Fish Production
Productivity and Chemical Composition of Maize Stover
and Rice Straw Under Smallholder Farming Systems
Intensification in Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Ephraim J. Mtengeti, Eva Mtengeti, and Lars Olav Eik
Intensification of Sorghum and Pearl Millet Production
in the Sahel-Sudanian Climatic Zones of Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Adama Coulibaly and Jens B. Aune
Impact of Climate Variability on the Use and Exposure
of Pesticides in Sugarcane Production in Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Trust Kasambala Donga, Richard Meadow, Bishal K. Sitaula,
and Ole M. Eklo
Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder
Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu
District, Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
T. N. Bwana, Nyambilila A. Amuri, E. Semu, J. E. Olesen,
A. Henningsen, M. R. Baha, and J. Hella
In Search of Climate-Smart Feeds: The Potential of Pearl Millet
(Pennisetum glaucum, L.) to Replace Maize as an Energy Feed
Ingredient in Broiler Diets in Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Andrews C. L. Safalaoh and Edith Kavala
Climate Change and Weather Variability Effects on Cattle Production:
Perception of Cattle Keepers in Chikwawa, Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Janet Nanganga and Andrews C. L. Safalaoh
A Cohort Study of Reproductive Performance, Associated
Infections and Management Factors in Zebu Cows from
Smallholder Farms in Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
M. A. Bhatti, W. Chanza, S. Klevar, L. A. Kamwanja, T. B. Klem,
D. C. Jansen, H. Holm, M. Chipandula, G. Njunga, M. Stokstad,
and O. Reksen
Effect of Dry Season Supplement Feeding of Malawi Zebu Cows
on Reproductive Performance, Lactation and Weight Gain in Calves . . . 239
M. A. Bhatti, W. Chanza, L. A. Kamwanja, S. Chikomola,
M. Chipandula, A. Chikaonda, D. C. Jansen, S. Klevar, T. B. Klem,
M. Stokstad, and O. Reksen
Effects of Concentrate Supplementation on the Fatty Acid
Composition of Fat Depots in Crossbred Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
D. E. Mushi and L. O. Eik
Contents
Part III Sustainable Crop/Livestock/Aquaculture/Fish Production
Productivity and Chemical Composition of Maize Stover
and Rice Straw Under Smallholder Farming Systems
Intensification in Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Ephraim J. Mtengeti, Eva Mtengeti, and Lars Olav Eik
Intensification of Sorghum and Pearl Millet Production
in the Sahel-Sudanian Climatic Zones of Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Adama Coulibaly and Jens B. Aune
Impact of Climate Variability on the Use and Exposure
of Pesticides in Sugarcane Production in Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Trust Kasambala Donga, Richard Meadow, Bishal K. Sitaula,
and Ole M. Eklo
Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder
Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu
District, Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
T. N. Bwana, Nyambilila A. Amuri, E. Semu, J. E. Olesen,
A. Henningsen, M. R. Baha, and J. Hella
In Search of Climate-Smart Feeds: The Potential of Pearl Millet
(Pennisetum glaucum, L.) to Replace Maize as an Energy Feed
Ingredient in Broiler Diets in Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Andrews C. L. Safalaoh and Edith Kavala
Climate Change and Weather Variability Effects on Cattle Production:
Perception of Cattle Keepers in Chikwawa, Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Janet Nanganga and Andrews C. L. Safalaoh
A Cohort Study of Reproductive Performance, Associated
Infections and Management Factors in Zebu Cows from
Smallholder Farms in Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
M. A. Bhatti, W. Chanza, S. Klevar, L. A. Kamwanja, T. B. Klem,
D. C. Jansen, H. Holm, M. Chipandula, G. Njunga, M. Stokstad,
and O. Reksen
Effect of Dry Season Supplement Feeding of Malawi Zebu Cows
on Reproductive Performance, Lactation and Weight Gain in Calves . . . 239
M. A. Bhatti, W. Chanza, L. A. Kamwanja, S. Chikomola,
M. Chipandula, A. Chikaonda, D. C. Jansen, S. Klevar, T. B. Klem,
M. Stokstad, and O. Reksen
Effects of Concentrate Supplementation on the Fatty Acid
Composition of Fat Depots in Crossbred Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
D. E. Mushi and L. O. Eik
Contents