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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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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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