Impact of Technology Demonstration Component on Quality Fodder Production, Fodder Availability and Milk Yield

Astudy was conducted during 2013-14 to 2015-16 under NICRAProject at KVK, Buxar to demonstrate the quality seed of fodder crop along with best management practices and its impact on fodder yield, expansion of area, availability of fodder, milk yield of cow and economics of fodder. Demonstration of different fodder crop during kharifand rabiseasons 2013-14 to 2015-16 indicated that fodder yield of sorghum, cowpea, berseem and oat was increase from 16.8 to 38.5% over farmers practices. Net return and benefit costratiowasalsohigherunderdemonstrationandberseemproducedhigher net return and benefit cost ratio of 3.11.Expansionoffodderareaafterdemonstration recorded maximum with cowpea 83.1% followed by oat, sorghum and berseem. Availability of fodder in villages was very impressive and recorded 22.58 to 100 % in different crops. Milk yield of cow was increased from 8.5 to 11.7%. Higher milk percentage increases was recorded with cow feeding with berseem followed by cowpea