The collaborative project 'Strategies for Improved Fodder Production in the Dry Season in the Mid-hills of Nepal Using Participatory Research Techniques' amassed data on current fodder management practices in 5 sites through farmer interviews. Analysis of the data highlighted variations in management practices between farmers and between sites. These variations were discussed within site-specific farmer groups and between group representatives at a series of workshops. The discussions yielded more information on the decision-making processes that farmers employ to determine the quantity and composition of feed offered to livestock at particular times of the year. Among the influences to decisions were constraints to grazing and knowledge of appropriate lopping regimes for different fodder tree species. Varying degrees of access to off-farm fodder sources and the numbers of livestock kept by different households were also seen to affect fodder management decisions. Development activities aimed at reducing labour as a constraint to fodder collection and the exchange of local knowledge regarding local fodder tree management are most likely to result in improvements in the levels of fodder supply for the majority of households in the short term.