Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Description
Many districts are food-deficient in Nepal. Increased milk consumption could improve human health and nutrition, while milk sales can provide families with a valuable source of income. However, milk production in Nepal is low, mainly because of the poor nutritional status of livestock, which can be attributed in part to a fodder deficit. However there is potential to increase fodder production, and some innovative fodder production techniques have been tried and proven locally. These include planting of fodder trees, fodder grasses and fodder crops. As the level of adoption of these techniques is variable, a survey was undertaken to quantify adoption levels by milk producers in Eastern Nepal, together with factors influencing adoption levels.
Citation
Ferris, C. P. and Nelson, R., "Factors Influencing the Adoption of Fodder Production Techniques by Milk Producers in Dhankuta District, Eastern Nepal" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 157.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeC/157
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Factors Influencing the Adoption of Fodder Production Techniques by Milk Producers in Dhankuta District, Eastern Nepal
Many districts are food-deficient in Nepal. Increased milk consumption could improve human health and nutrition, while milk sales can provide families with a valuable source of income. However, milk production in Nepal is low, mainly because of the poor nutritional status of livestock, which can be attributed in part to a fodder deficit. However there is potential to increase fodder production, and some innovative fodder production techniques have been tried and proven locally. These include planting of fodder trees, fodder grasses and fodder crops. As the level of adoption of these techniques is variable, a survey was undertaken to quantify adoption levels by milk producers in Eastern Nepal, together with factors influencing adoption levels.
