Ways and means to increase forage production
Constraints
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Less than 2.5 % of area under fodder production • Small holdings do not allow farmers for allocating area for fodder production due to preference to food crops
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More dependence on crop residues which are not that much nutritive • More dependence on grazing (on others / common) resources, which are having unpalatable species
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Less awareness among farmers with regard to the advantages of green fodder.
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Less production of protein rich legume fodders
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Huge livestock population and hence higher Green fodder demand
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Non – availability of feed/fodder data
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Poor feeding practices
Ways and means to increase fodder production
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Maximising forage production in space and time.
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Identifying new forage resources and increasing fodder seed production.
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Increasing the forage production within the existing farming systems.
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Adoption of agroforestry systems to utilise different tree fodders for livestock rearing.
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Utilising marginal, sub-marginal drylands and problem soils for developing feed and fodder resources.
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Exploiting the feasibilities of growing fodder along with food and cash crops.
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Utilising barren and uncultivated lands.
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Establishment of fodder banks in villages
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Conservation of fodder into feed blocks.
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Enrichment of straw/stover with urea/fortification.
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Use of chaff cutters.
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Comprehensive watershed development programs with inclusion of fodder component.
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