(SCALING UP OF FODDER TECHNOLOGIES AT FARMER'S FIELD)
Project Coordinator: Dr P.K. Ghosh, Director, IGFRI, Jhansi
Project Leader: Dr. Satyapriya, Sr. Scientist
To fulfill the technology gap of fodder production, IGFRI has started a outreach programme in three villages of Datia (Garea and Dhobi villages) and Shivpuri (Awas villages) District for five years with a sound strategy by a multidisciplinary team of scientist for scaling up of fodder technology at farmers field.
DISTANCE :30-40 km away from IGFRI, Jhansi
Objectives of the programme:
Assessment of the varietal performance of fodder crops at farmers field.
Technologies Demonstrations on Fodder Production and utilization in a Participatory Action Research mode.
Study the impact of fodder production on socio-economic status of farmers engaged in livestock based farming.
Participatory fodder seed production for horizontal expansion of fodder seed.
To demonstrate fodder conservation technologies establish fodder bank (CHARA BANK) at village level.
e- village: To develop and disseminate Fodder-advisories through ICTs (information kiosks)
Weather based Agro advisory services & Climate awareness and validation of metrological/disease models developed by IGFRI
Activities will be under the programme:
PVS (Participatory Varietal Selection ) varietal performance of forage crops Oat and Berseem
Demonstration on location specific best suited fodder production technology Fodder conservation and Value addition: Demonstration on Silage, Hay making, Area specific mineral mixture
Validation of IPM model for Intensive fodder production at farmers field , record of pest and disease incidence and demonstartion on seed treatment
Establishment of hortipasture / silvipasture
Demonstration on fodder on bunds / boundaries
Analyze the acceptability parameters of the forage crops varieties.
Attitude towards Fodder production and utilisation ¢ Measuring Technological gap of fodder production and utilization
Adoption of IGFRI recommended technologies
Capacity building
Study the change in socio-economic condition
Development of Farmers Instruction material
Fodder seed production in a participatory mode.
Fodder seed bank at farmers level ¢ Feed block and leaf meal
Densification: Bailing
Chara Bank at village/community level
e-centre and e-library at village level for fast and easy access of updated and latest farmers friendly information on fodder technology.
Agro - advisory services
Validation of stimulation/forewarning models developed by IGFRI at farmers field.
Impact of climate change on farm decision making
E- VILLAGE
The e-Village concept will be implemented in the selected 2 villages .
The selected villages are located at the center of rural area, so that people from adopted/surrounding villages will have an access to the IT infrastructure.
One computer literate farmers or his wards will act as a facilitator and trainer in the village.
IT centre may establish at community building or progressive farmers house.
The project facilitator and group of selected village council members (FIG) are responsible for conducting regular e-awareness and e-literacy programmes.
For four year it is free to use by farmers and in the last year there will be nominal fee for use which will be charged by committee or FIG constituted at local level for running this centre.
E-LIBRARY
Multimedia CDs will be developed on different aspect of fodder technologies and will be kept at e- centres in villages
EXPECTED OUTCOME:
ADARSH CHARA GRAM will be role model for surrounding villages in spreading of fodder technologies.
Proven fodder technology would be scaled out and adopted by the farmers.
The finding of technology gap analysis and constraints analysis would help in developing situation specific technology. o Researcher will find the most appropriate parameter to be incorporated in research
Checklist emerged would help in tailoring of technology as well as research methodology.
Time would be saved in assessment and refinement of technology.
