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Participatory Evaluation Of Urochloa (Brachiaria) Grasses In The Cool Highlands Of Central Kenya, Elkana Nyambati, W. Ayako, S. K. Mailu
Participatory Evaluation Of Urochloa (Brachiaria) Grasses In The Cool Highlands Of Central Kenya, Elkana Nyambati, W. Ayako, S. K. Mailu
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Grasslands are increasingly threatened by over exploitation, degradation and climate change that has undermined their productive capacity, leading led to inadequate quantity and quality feed. Urochloa grass, a native of eastern Africa has been widely improved and adapted as livestock forage. A farmer participatory study was conducted to evaluate productivity of eight Urochloa grasses (Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu, U. brizantha cv. Xareas, U. brizantha cv. Piata, U. brizantha cv. MG4, U. decumbens cv. Basilisk, U. humidicola cv. Humidicola, U. humidicola cv. Llanero and Urochloa hybrid Mulato II) compared to controls of Pennisetum purpureum (Napier grass cv. Kakamega 1 …
Forage Development In The Nepal Mid-Hills: New Perspectives, A. D. Robertson
Forage Development In The Nepal Mid-Hills: New Perspectives, A. D. Robertson
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Nepali hill farming communities are typically poor and remote, and are currently severely affected by conflict. The challenge is to define simple approaches which can generate results within this context. Livestock are central to livelihoods and to the sustainability of farming, with rain-fed agriculture dependent on inputs of manure-based compost. Stall feeding has increased dramatically with the adoption of community forestry and general preclusion of grazing. A broad landscape approach to forage development is increasingly being adopted, with concurrent on-farm interventions, such as intercropping and back-yard forage, and off-farm interventions, such as landslide stabilisation with forages, development of forest understory, …
Forage Arachis In Nepal: A Simple Success, A. D. Robertson
Forage Arachis In Nepal: A Simple Success, A. D. Robertson
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Nepali farming systems are remarkably diverse. Livestock play a central role in livelihoods and sustainable farming on most farms. There is a need for productive forage legumes that can fit existing farming patterns and that can be multiplied easily. A wide array of genetic material has been introduced recently into the cropping, cut-and-carry, grazing, and forestry systems, mainly in the Terai (Ganges Plain) and in the "mid-hills" to about 2km ASL. In 1999/2000, 8 lines of Arachis pintoi were introduced from CIAT, and additional A. pintoi and A. glabrata lines from Queensland. The introduced arachis was established on a …
Forage Arachis In Nepal: A Simple Success, A. D. Robertson
Forage Arachis In Nepal: A Simple Success, A. D. Robertson
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Nepali farming systems are remarkably diverse. Livestock play a central role in livelihoods and sustainable farming on most farms. There is a need for productive forage legumes that can fit existing farming patterns and that can be multiplied easily. A wide array of genetic material has been introduced recently into the cropping, cut-and-carry, grazing, and forestry systems, mainly in the Terai (Ganges Plain) and in the "mid-hills" to about 2km ASL. In 1999/2000, 8 lines of Arachis pintoi were introduced from CIAT, and additional A. pintoi and A. glabrata lines from Queensland. The introduced arachis was established on a small …
Forage Development In The Nepal Mid-Hills: New Perspectives, A. D. Robertson
Forage Development In The Nepal Mid-Hills: New Perspectives, A. D. Robertson
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Nepali hill farming communities are typically poor and remote, and are currently severely affected by conflict. The challenge is to define simple approaches which can generate results within this context. Livestock are central to livelihoods and to the sustainability of farming, with rain-fed agriculture dependent on inputs of manure-based compost. Stall feeding has increased dramatically with the adoption of community forestry and general preclusion of grazing. A broad landscape approach to forage development is increasingly being adopted, with concurrent on-farm interventions, such as intercropping and back-yard forage, and off-farm interventions, such as landslide stabilisation with forages, development of forest understory, …
A Participatory Assessment Of The Development Needs Of Semi‐Sedentary Pastoralists In Kenya, George A. Keya, M. Muga, M. Okoti, A. Adongo, M. Ngutu, D. Mbuvi, F. Wayua, M. Shibia
A Participatory Assessment Of The Development Needs Of Semi‐Sedentary Pastoralists In Kenya, George A. Keya, M. Muga, M. Okoti, A. Adongo, M. Ngutu, D. Mbuvi, F. Wayua, M. Shibia
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Improving The Economic And Environmental Performance Of A New Zealand Hill Country Pastoral Catchment, Michael B. Dodd, M. E. Wedderburn, T. G. Parminter, B. S. Thorrold, J. M. Quinn
Improving The Economic And Environmental Performance Of A New Zealand Hill Country Pastoral Catchment, Michael B. Dodd, M. E. Wedderburn, T. G. Parminter, B. S. Thorrold, J. M. Quinn
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Participatory Pasture Development In Hot Arid Region Of India, Arun Kumar Misra, R. P. Singh, Ram Narayan Kumawat, Mavji Patidar, M. M. Roy
Participatory Pasture Development In Hot Arid Region Of India, Arun Kumar Misra, R. P. Singh, Ram Narayan Kumawat, Mavji Patidar, M. M. Roy
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Livestock production is one of the main occupations of resource-poor and resource-rich people living in India’s arid regions, and common grazing lands have always played a major role in livestock based livelihood systems, as around 50% of animals depend on grazing (Misra et al, 2015). According to the National Sample Survey Organization, common property land resources constitute about 15% of the total geographical area of India, of which 23% is community pasture and grazing lands and 16% have been classified as village forests and woodlots (NSSO, 1999). At another level, India has the largest livestock population in the world, …
Assisting Smallholder Farmers In Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems To Understand The Potential Effects Of Technologies And Climate Change Through Participatory Modelling, P. Masikati, Andre Van Rooyen, Sabine Homann-Keetui
Assisting Smallholder Farmers In Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems To Understand The Potential Effects Of Technologies And Climate Change Through Participatory Modelling, P. Masikati, Andre Van Rooyen, Sabine Homann-Keetui
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Smallholder farming systems in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe are characterized by low production. This low production is not solely due to lack of technologies but is also due to a lack of integrating a diversity of viewpoints belonging to local, expert and specialized stakeholders during technology development. Participatory approaches combined with computer-based modelling are increasingly being recognized as valuable approaches to jointly develop sustainable agricultural pathways. The application of this integrated and iterative process in developing and evaluating the impact of interventions aimed at improving food and feed production is discussed. The process allows farmers to determine the impact …
Farmer To Farmer Spread Of Fodder Crops--An Analysis On Mango Orchards In South India, Nagaratna Biradar, B. G. Shivakumar, Vinod Kumar
Farmer To Farmer Spread Of Fodder Crops--An Analysis On Mango Orchards In South India, Nagaratna Biradar, B. G. Shivakumar, Vinod Kumar
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
India ranks first among world mango (Mangifera indica L.) producing countries, accounting for about 50% of world production. Karnataka in southern India is one of the important mango producing provinces of the country. The total area under mango crops in Karnataka is 160,000 ha of which 90,000 ha is in prime fruit yielding stage. In the year 2011-12 alone the area under mango crops has gone up by 10,000 ha (DoH, 2013). The usual planting distance followed by most farmers for mango is 10 m by 10 m. Intercropping, mainly with small millet is practiced until the mango trees …
Participatory And Holistic Approaches With Grassland Farmers And Development Of Policies, Alain Peeters
Participatory And Holistic Approaches With Grassland Farmers And Development Of Policies, Alain Peeters
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
The world is changing rapidly. Grassland farmers and ruminant livestock breeders will have to adapt to these changing environmental, social and economic conditions. Research can help them at the condition that linear ‘top-down’ technology transfer methods are abandoned for the benefit of participatory and holistic approaches. These approaches classified in the generic term of ‘Farming System Research’ consider farmers as real research partners, and they merge farmer’s and scientist’s ideas with those of other stakeholder types. They combine scientist’s and farmer’s knowledge for creating fast innovations, easily adopted by farmers since farmers themselves contribute to their design and their development. …
Conservation Of Grassland Plant Genetic Resources Through People Participation, D. R. Malaviya, Ajoy K. Roy, P. Kaushal
Conservation Of Grassland Plant Genetic Resources Through People Participation, D. R. Malaviya, Ajoy K. Roy, P. Kaushal
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
Agrobiodiversity provides the foundation of all food and feed production. Hence, need of the time is to collect, evaluate and utilize the biodiversity globally available. Indian sub-continent is one of the world’s mega centers of crop origins. India possesses 166 species of agri-horticultural crops and 324 species of wild relatives. India is reported to have five grass covers identified. There have been almost nil human interference in terms of selection pressure; hence, the biodiversity is well conserved in these grazing lands. There is need of a system approach to understanding biodiversity that moves significantly beyond taxonomy and species observations. In …