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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Determinants of Crop Residues Use for Feeding Animal During Dry Season in Sudanian Areas\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Ivan B. Koura, University of Abomey-Calavi, Dept. of Animal Production, 01 BP 526, Cotonou, Benin, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{kouraivan@gmail.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Ivan B. Koura$^{1}$, Luc Hippolyte Dossa$^{2}$, Dedehouanou Houinsou$^{3}$, Marcel Houinato$^{4}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$University of Abomey-Calavi, Dept. of Animal Production, Benin}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$University of Abomey-Calavi, Dept. of Animal Production, Benin}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{3}$University of Abomey-Calavi, Dept. of Economy, Socio-anthropology and Communication, Benin}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{4}$University of Abomey-Calavi, Dept. of Sciences and Technics of Animal Production, Benin}}}
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\index[author]{Koura, Ivan B.}
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Feed scarcity, especially in the dry season, is the main constraint in ruminant production in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of crop residues for feeding animals can help maintaining animal performances during this period and can limit the traditional use of tree folders and pastures in protected areas. However, few farmers valorized crop residues in animal feeding. Our investigation in Sudanian areas of Benin therefore aims to determinate factors affecting the use of crop residues used in animal feeding. Two hundred and forty (240) agropastoral farmers were surveyed in the Sudanian areas of Benin on their feeding practices. Farmers using crop residues were characterised according to their socio"=economic characteristics and a bimodal logistic regression was used to assess the determinants of utilisation of crop residues in animal feeding. The decision to use residues or not in Sudanian area varied significantly ($p < 0.01$) according to several criteria of which there is: the size of the household, age of the head of the household, his education level, his experience in livestock keeping, the size of his cattle herd and his cultivated area. The decision to use crop residues in animal feeding depends ($p < 0.01$) on the education level of the head of household and his cultivated area. Indeed, the probability that a farmer uses crop residues in livestock feeding increases with smaller cultivated areas and schooling. This study gives precious information on socio"=economics characteristics of farmers to be award for improving residues use in small scale farms in sub-Saharan Africa. One perspective issue for this study is to evaluate among of crop residues farmers can valorize, looking for manure to use for efficiency of integrate crop"=livestock systems.



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} By"=products, crop"=livestock integration, feeding strategies, small"=scale farms
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