Establish
of Tropical Feed Resource Research&Development Center (TROFREC) and of
an appropriate management structure to ensure adequate personnel and
equipment on a continuing basis.
Establishment
of an information system which will collate available feed resource data
from national and international sources. This will be for the benefit of
farmers and advisors at both subsistence and commercial levels to increase
the economic sustainability of livestock production systems.
Improvement
of profitability of national livestock production systems by managing a
system of education and research into the use of appropriate technologies
using locally available feed resources.
Establishment
of a research network involving collaboration with other researchers and institutions
both in the tropics (Thailand, Asian countries and Asia) and temperate
areas of the world.
Planed
Areas
of Research and Development
Ruminants
Improvement
in the efficiency of the use of crop by - products in ruminant livestock
systems
The uses of
locally available feed resources and their effect on rumen fermentation.
The potential
of livestock to utilize by - products from cropping within crop livestock
farming systems.
Increase
the efficient use of locally available feed resources( eg. cassava,
sugarcane) in place of expensive imported feed materials.
The role of feed resources , including
strategic use of high quality materials , to improve production of quality
animal products
Non-ruminants
Investigation
into the use of locally available medicinal herb as additives for non-
ruminants (swine, poultry, aquatic).
Processing of crop by - products for
their use as feeds in commercial non-ruminant systems.
Investigation into the role of
non-ruminants to utilize crop by - products within crop livestock farming systems.
The use of feed resources ,
including strategic use of high quality materials , to improve production
of quality animal products.
Monitoring of levels of
anti-nutritive factors ( especially toxins) in tropical feed
resources.
Forage crops
Investigation into grass/legume
mixes to improve ruminant nutrition.
Availability of fresh and conserved
forages as ruminant feeds during the dry season.
Studies on the breeding and selection
of appropriate varieties of grasses and legumes for specific tropical
regions.
Studies on establishment of forage
crops in commercial farming systems to support efficient sustainable
ruminant production systems.
Requirements
to achieve objectives 
Establish
of Tropical Feed Resource Research&Development Center (TROFREC) and of
an appropriate management structure to ensure adequate personnel and
equipment on a continuing basis. 
Improvement
in the efficiency of the use of crop by - products in ruminant livestock
systems 
