{"id":18446,"date":"2026-06-20T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/feedcalculator-app-revolutionizing-animal-feed-production-in-rwanda-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:46:50","slug":"feedcalculator-app-revolutionizing-animal-feed-production-in-rwanda-2","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/feedcalculator-app-revolutionizing-animal-feed-production-in-rwanda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"L'application FeedCalculator r\u00e9volutionne la production d'aliments pour animaux au Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Livestock<\/a>
B\u00e9tail (porcs et poulets) se nourrissant de pulpe de manioc de haute qualit\u00e9 (PMHQ) \u00e0 Nyamiyaga, District de Kamonyi, Province du Sud.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dans le cadre des efforts visant \u00e0 all\u00e9ger le fardeau qui p\u00e8se sur les entrepreneurs de l'\u00e9levage au Rwanda, IITA<\/a>\u2013CGIAR<\/a> a introduit l'application FeedCalculator, un outil num\u00e9rique con\u00e7u pour am\u00e9liorer la formulation des aliments pour animaux tout en r\u00e9pondant aux d\u00e9fis croissants li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'abordabilit\u00e9, \u00e0 la disponibilit\u00e9 et \u00e0 l'accessibilit\u00e9 des aliments pour animaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En novembre 2025, le Dr Okike Iheanacho, consultant \u00e0 l'IITA-CGIAR, a dispens\u00e9 une formation compl\u00e8te de trois jours \u00e0 des entrepreneurs du secteur de l'alimentation animale et de l'\u00e9levage. La formation a initi\u00e9 les participants au FeedCalculator, une solution num\u00e9rique qui permet une formulation efficace des aliments pour animaux, en utilisant des ingr\u00e9dients rentables et disponibles localement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FeedCalculator is designed to help small-scale livestock farmers optimize feed mixes by considering several critical factors. First, it identifies the nutritional requirements of specific animals. It then analyses available ingredients and their nutritional composition before determining the most efficient combination to meet animal needs. This app can formulate feed recipes for\u00a0broilers,\u00a0layers,\u00a0pigs,\u00a0catfish\u00a0and\u00a0tilapia.\u00a0The tool also takes into account cost and availability, enabling farmers to produce affordable, nutritionally balanced feed. As a result, the free FeedCalculator\u00a0generates the least-cost and high-quality feed recipes based on\u00a0locally available ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dr<\/a>
Dr Okike Iheanacho et des stagiaires tenant leurs certificats apr\u00e8s la formation FeedCalculator.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un axe majeur de la formation a port\u00e9 sur l'utilisation des ressources disponibles localement, en particulier les pelures de manioc, comme ingr\u00e9dient principal de l'alimentation animale. Le Dr Iheanacho a form\u00e9 des producteurs d'aliments pour animaux et des propri\u00e9taires de b\u00e9tail \u00e0 l'utilisation de pelures de manioc de haute qualit\u00e9 (PMHQ) dans la formulation des aliments comme source importante de glucides. Souvent jet\u00e9es comme d\u00e9chets, les pelures de manioc sont une ressource rentable et durable qui favorise \u00e0 la fois l'abordabilit\u00e9 et l'efficacit\u00e9 des ressources dans la production d'\u00e9levage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour les participants, l'outil FeedCalculator repr\u00e9sente un passage d'une formulation d'aliments traditionnelle bas\u00e9e sur l'exp\u00e9rience \u00e0 une approche plus pr\u00e9cise et ax\u00e9e sur les donn\u00e9es qui am\u00e9liore l'efficacit\u00e9, la qualit\u00e9 des aliments et les performances de l'entreprise. Les participants ont partag\u00e9 comment la formation influence d\u00e9j\u00e0 leurs pratiques et leurs projets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c Je vends des aliments pour animaux et je travaille comme \u00e9leveur de porcs. De plus, je produis des aliments pour animaux en utilisant des \u00e9pluchures de manioc de haute qualit\u00e9 (EMHQ). Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 cette formation, \u00e0 partir de maintenant, nous utiliserons le FeedCalculator pour mieux comprendre les besoins de nos clients et fournir des rations correctement formul\u00e9es qui am\u00e9liorent la croissance et les performances du b\u00e9tail, au b\u00e9n\u00e9fice ultime des agriculteurs \u2019, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Mutoni Noella, directrice de Livestock Solution Company Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De m\u00eame, Mahoro Olivier de la Cooperative Ruhango Young Innovators (CORYI), une entreprise de production d'aliments pour animaux, a soulign\u00e9 l'impact de la formation. \u201c Nous avions l'habitude de formuler des aliments pour animaux de mani\u00e8re traditionnelle avec des comp\u00e9tences limit\u00e9es. Apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 form\u00e9 sur le FeedCalculator, je peux maintenant produire automatiquement des aliments nutritifs. Cela nous facilite grandement le calcul des rations en tant qu'\u00e9leveurs \u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cependant, les participants ont \u00e9galement identifi\u00e9 des pistes d'am\u00e9lioration. Mahoro a not\u00e9 que certains ingr\u00e9dients locaux couramment utilis\u00e9s ne sont pas encore inclus dans l'application. Il a sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 que les d\u00e9veloppeurs s'associent directement avec les agriculteurs sur le terrain pour collecter des donn\u00e9es sur les ingr\u00e9dients utilis\u00e9s localement, am\u00e9liorant ainsi la pertinence et l'efficacit\u00e9 de l'outil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cette initiative marque une \u00e9tape importante pour le secteur de l'\u00e9levage au Rwanda. En dotant les agriculteurs et les producteurs d'aliments pour animaux d'outils et de connaissances num\u00e9riques pratiques, l'IITA soutient une production d'aliments pour animaux plus efficace, abordable et durable, contribuant ainsi \u00e0 l'am\u00e9lioration des moyens de subsistance et \u00e0 un avenir agricole plus r\u00e9silient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contribu\u00e9 par <\/em>Ritha Bumwe<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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