| Title | Strategies for coping with fodder deficits in Makwanpur District, Central Nepal |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Shrestha K, M. |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Level Workshop on Improved Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Fodder Deficits in the Mid-Hills of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, 5th-6th September, 2000 |
| Pagination | 95-100 |
| Abstract | This study investigated (i) the major fodder tree species and their density that farmers have maintained on private farm land, preferred fodder tree species and fodder lopping calendar; (ii) the main fodder deficit months and strategies adopted for solving fodder deficit in dry seasons; and (iii) problems associated with fodder tree management at two dairy cooperatives (Suping and Manakamana Dugdha Utpadak Sahakari Shakari in central Nepal). In Suping, Saurauia napaulensis, Ficus nemoralis, F. auriculata and F. semicordata with 22.79, 17.84, 14.89 and 13.0%, respectively, constituted 68.55% of all fodder trees maintained on farm land. In Manakamana, Litsea monopetala, F. semicordata and F. hispida with 24.74, 22.71 and 20.42%, respectively, constituted 67.88% of the total fodder trees maintained on the private farm. Farmers maintained F. racemosa, F. auriculata, Artocarpus lakucha, F. semicordata and F. hispida for the fodder deficit period of Chaitra and Baishakh. |