Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approach
Community fodder banks have been advocated as one of the promising solutions to minimize fodder scarcity in India. Unfortunately, the popularization of such extension activities has remained woefully weak across the country and very few initiatives have been undertaken in this regard. An action-ori...
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Community fodder banks have been advocated as one of the promising solutions to minimize fodder scarcity in India. Unfortunately, the popularization of such extension activities has remained woefully weak across the country and very few initiatives have been undertaken in this regard. An action-oriented participatory approach was initiated in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh to establish community fodder banks. The approach involved convergence among CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur; Himmothan Society, Palampur; NABARD, Shimla; local Panchayati Raj institutions and ICAR-IVRI, Palampur. The women dairy farmers were mobilized into self-help groups. Awareness meetings followed by site selection, cleaning of the area, land preparation, plantation, fencing and periodical visits were conducted. Four community fodder banks were established in waste and unused common lands, and 669.53 quintals of green fodder was harvested at established fodder banks in 1 year period (July
2020-August 2021). The cost of setting up fodder banks in the convergence approach ranged from `1.03 lakhs to `2.05 lakhs. The transformation of wasteland into fodder plots through project intervention has improved fodder availability in the region and will expand livestock-based livelihoods. The public-private partnership mode helped to bring convergence in activities of the project implementing organizations through sharing of work, strengths and knowledge exchange.
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| spelling | doaj.art-39fb4113126744d0a80ff6d9a0c118092023-02-08T11:26:48ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272022-05-0192410.56093/ijans.v92i4.124197Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approachDEVESH THAKUR0KRISHANENDER DINESH1MANOJ SHARMA2SUDESH RADOTRA3MADHU SUMAN4SANJAY KHURANA5C S K Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 062 IndiaC S K Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 062 IndiaC S K Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 062 IndiaC S K Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 062 IndiaC S K Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 062 IndiaC S K Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 062 India Community fodder banks have been advocated as one of the promising solutions to minimize fodder scarcity in India. Unfortunately, the popularization of such extension activities has remained woefully weak across the country and very few initiatives have been undertaken in this regard. An action-oriented participatory approach was initiated in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh to establish community fodder banks. The approach involved convergence among CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur; Himmothan Society, Palampur; NABARD, Shimla; local Panchayati Raj institutions and ICAR-IVRI, Palampur. The women dairy farmers were mobilized into self-help groups. Awareness meetings followed by site selection, cleaning of the area, land preparation, plantation, fencing and periodical visits were conducted. Four community fodder banks were established in waste and unused common lands, and 669.53 quintals of green fodder was harvested at established fodder banks in 1 year period (July 2020-August 2021). The cost of setting up fodder banks in the convergence approach ranged from `1.03 lakhs to `2.05 lakhs. The transformation of wasteland into fodder plots through project intervention has improved fodder availability in the region and will expand livestock-based livelihoods. The public-private partnership mode helped to bring convergence in activities of the project implementing organizations through sharing of work, strengths and knowledge exchange. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/124197Community fodder banks, Convergence, Public private partnership, Self-help groups |
| spellingShingle | DEVESH THAKUR KRISHANENDER DINESH MANOJ SHARMA SUDESH RADOTRA MADHU SUMAN SANJAY KHURANA Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approach Indian Journal of Animal Sciences Community fodder banks, Convergence, Public private partnership, Self-help groups |
| title | Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approach |
| title_full | Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approach |
| title_fullStr | Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approach |
| title_short | Establishing community fodder banks through public-private partnership: An action-oriented approach |
| title_sort | establishing community fodder banks through public private partnership an action oriented approach |
| topic | Community fodder banks, Convergence, Public private partnership, Self-help groups |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/124197 |
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