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R. K. Ravikumar ¹, Hardev Choudhary ¹, Vipin Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 National Innovation Foundation, Satellite Complex, Ahmedabad (Gujarat), IN

Abstract

Developmental programme are carried out to support small holder farming communities for their livelihood. The research study was conducted in Panchmahal district of Gujarat to understand the nature of agricultural system, socio-economic status, cropping and livestock rearing pattern for implementing suitable interventions. It was found that agriculture productivity was less intensive and majority of farmers had inclination towards rearing of buffaloes. Majority of the respondents did not have higher level of education and had an average 4.35 acres of land for cultivation. The system of feeding is mostly stall fed and did not found any significant impact over milk yield of animals in comparison with grazing system. The milk co-operative societies played greater role for monetary incentive among most of the respondents. It is suggested that the nature of feeding system, changing preference to rearing of livestock, agricultural cultivation and dependence of dairy societies by smallholders need to be given adequate consideration in promoting location specific technologies.

Keywords

Farming, Sustenance, Livestock, Semi-Arid, Dairy, Feeding System, Knowledge Systems.

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R. K. Ravikumar ¹, Devesh Thakur ², Hardev Choudhary ¹, Vivek Kumar ¹, Amol S. Kinhekar ¹, Tushar Garg ¹, K. Ponnusamy ³, G. R. Bhojne ⁴, Vasanth M. Shetty ⁵, Vipin Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 National Innovation Foundation-India, Satellite Complex, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat, IN
2 Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Dr. GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh, IN
3 Division of Dairy Extension, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, Haryana, IN
4 Department of Clinical Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, IN
5 Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Hassan-573202, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Questions are raised in effective utilization of farmer’s wisdom by communities in their farming. Planners support to livelihood emphasize mostly of inputs from outside and not setting up sustainable goals. Formal institutions and planners of program are finding constraints and sceptical in wider dissemination of indigenous knowledge research system (IKRS). This is in spite of evidence that considerable number of farmer’s in livestock sector depends on IKRS. In this context, it is pertinent to showcase dissemination potential of these knowledge system(s) in larger geographical areas. The review illustrates different challenges encountered while control of livestock ailments like ectoparasite infestation through IKRS. Several times, it was opinioned to provide or share IKRS to thwart ailments in a specific region. This is interesting as it was narrated how formal system is unable to recognize farmer’s problem and challenges in integrating these sustainable practices. It has to be noted that disseminating activities seldom takes into account the experimental potential of farmers. This review paper articulates various evidences generated in enhancing diffusion thereby dissemination of IKRS. The nature of support extended by IKRS in entrepreneurial activity of smallholder farming units did not get adequate recognition. There needs to be minimum standard protocol in deriving benefit from such low-cost alternative technologies. This will enrich incremental innovation activities as per location specific need and provide scope for wider dissemination.

Keywords

Health, Indigenous Knowledge, Innovation, Institution, Livestock, Technology.

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Swati Parihar ¹, Noushad Parvez ¹, Hardev Choudhary ¹

Affiliations
1 National Innovation Foundation-India, Grambharti, Gandhinagar (Gujarat), IN

Abstract

Improving quality of crop, increasing productivity and preserving loss of biodiversity is crucial for meeting demands of increasing population.This necessitated need for research institutes to release suitable plant varieties so as to enhance production, tolerance to insect, pests and. National Innovation Foundation-India has been forefront in recognizing and popularizing several of farmer developed varieties. Shri Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi is one among the progressive farmer who has been continuously practising successive selection method and developing new varieties of crops like paddy, wheat, pigeon pea and mustard. These varieties are popularly named as “Kudrat”. NIF-India has supported scientific validation and dissemination of these varieties at farmers’ field of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa and researchers have come up with data revealing higher yield, bolder grain size, resistant to biotic stresses, etc. therefore, these varieties are widely accepted and appreciated by the growers.

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