Impact of Technology Demonstration Component on Quality Fodder production, fodder availability and milk yield

A study was conducted during 2013-14 to 2015-16 under NICRA Project 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 kharif and rabi seasons 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 cost ratio was also higher under demonstration and berseem produced higher net return and benefit cost ratio of 3.11. Expansion of fodder area after demonstration 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.