National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Livestock is an integral component of rainfed farming system. Livestock rearing is also integrated with crop farming to provide security against crop failure due to uncertain monsoon conditions. Estimates reveal that livestock contribute 40 % of total annual income of a farmer. In this situation, feeding livestock is need based in rainfed farming situation. Major constrains that prevail in livestock rearing is deficit of availability of green fodder throughout the year and lack of awareness about high yielding improved fodder varieties. With this background, to mitigate the fodder shortage in the district of Ramanagara, improved new high yielding variety viz., DHN-6 was introduced. The results highlighted that farmers had appreciated the performance of improved fodder variety for its high yielding green fodder (242t/ha/year) and its high palatability (98%). The adoption trend and interest of farmers was analyzed by estimating the quantity of improved slips produced by Front Line Demonstrated (FLD) beneficiaries, which showed that both FLD participated and non- participated farmers were content with the performance of DHN-6 variety due to its high palatability and easiness to harvest due to absence of pubescence. The data related to selling of new fodder variety slips by KVK and the farmers themselves within the district and outside the district has not only generated income Rs.1, 06,500 and Rs. 4, 27,500 respectively, but highlighted the spread of new variety and increase in average milk yield of 0.25 lt/day
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