2014 • In RAMMELOO, J.; VAN DE VIJVER, B.; GOYENS, P. (Eds.) International Conference ‘Nutrition and Food Production in the Congo Basin’. Brussels, Belgium
[en] Protein needs are considerable in the Congo Basin, a vast territory dominated by forest and inhabited by tens of millions of people. Whereas over 85% of the DRC’s population of the Basin live in the forest, the situation is different in other countries where the majority is urban (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo and Gabon). This paper presents several achievements of the Centre for Tropical Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Kinshasa (CAVTK), which aims since 2001 to conduct pilot projects in animal husbandry and agriculture, highlighting the skills of the Belgian universities, breeders and entrepreneurs. Different production runs are presented, going from the cattle ranching operations in Katanga, poultry breeding in Bas-Congo, through rabbits in Butembo, mini-livestock and insects.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Author, co-author :
Moula, Nassim ; Université de Liège > Scientifiques attachés au Doyen (F MV)
Hornick, Jean-Luc ; Université de Liège > Département des productions animales (DPA) > Nutrition animale en milieu tropical
Ruppol, Patrick ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Zootechnie
Antoine-Moussiaux, Nicolas ; Université de Liège > Département des productions animales (DPA) > Biostatistique, économie, sélection animale
Leroy, Pascal ; Université de Liège > Département des productions animales (DPA) > Conseillers du Recteur
Language :
English
Title :
Production of animal protein in the Congo Basin, a challenge for the future of people and wildlife
Publication date :
2014
Event name :
International Conference 'Nutrition and Food Production in the Congo Basin'
Event organizer :
Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer
Event place :
Brussels, Belgium
Event date :
2013
Audience :
International
Main work title :
International Conference ‘Nutrition and Food Production in the Congo Basin’. Brussels, Belgium
Main work alternative title :
[en] Nutrition and Food Production in the Congo Basin