Programa de capacitación para la elaboración de alimentos para animales con recursos locales

The plant biodiversity of the tropics has high availability of resources for animal production. Cereals, legumes, oilseeds, roots, tubers, natural grasslands, arboreal plants, and others that allow us to think about the sustainability of ruminant and non-ruminant animal production. Currently there is an economic situation in the country, which affects the costs of commercial balanced foods, which are very high, due to the prices and availability of traditional raw materials in the national market. For the producer who supports his small units with commercial feed, it is very difficult for him to stay in animal production, this forces him to look for alternative food that is available and cheaper. Producers have identified and quantified some resources for animal production, however, these resources are often limited in their use due to the absence of local technologies that make them available to be supplied to animals. Therefore, training plans, where producers and technicians are taught the methods of formulation, processing and food elaboration, using the available resources is of great importance. In this order of ideas, the technical team of animal nutrition of the National Institute of Agricultural Research of the state of Barinas (INIA Barinas), decided to implement a training program in formulation, processing and preparation of balanced feed with local resources.