Green fodder production throughout the year

Land required for feed for 50+2 goats: - For fodder production it has general principle to reserve 1R

(1 gunta) land per goat. You can grow perennial and a seasonal fodder variety in land. It has better

to grow fodder crops as:

Sr

.No

.

Area

under

cultivatio

n (Ha)

Kharif Rabi Summer Total Yield (Ql)

Crop Area(ha

)

Yield

(Ql)

Crop Area(ha

)

Yield

(Ql)

Crop Area(ha

)

Yield

(Ql)

Requirement of total green fodder per year 78 tons(Assumption)

1 0.40 Lucer

n

0.40 1333

3

Lucer

n

0.40 13333 Lucer

n

0.40 1333

4

4000

0

2 0.20 Maize 0.20 1000

0

Maize 0.20 10000 Maize 0.20 1000

0

3000

0

3 0.20 Jowar 0.20 8000 Jowar 0.20 For

makin

g dry

fodder

Total 7800

0

Requirement of total dry fodder per year 14 tons(Assumption)

4 0.60 Jowar 0.60 6000 Jowar 0.60 6000 1200

0

1.40 Toatl 1400

0

In this kind of fodder production,good crop rotation is necessary as it will maintain soil fertility .It is

also good to keep grazing land other than fodder crops for goat farming.

Or for inclusion of perennial fodder crops, you may do following things-

From one acre (40R), per year 45 to 50 MT fodder will be produced, so 40 adult animals will be

managed form 1 acre of green fodder produced. For planning of balanced (Monocotyledons &

Dicotyledons fodder) throughout the year (If watering facility throughout the year is available),

following planning is required-

Model no -1

Lucerne Area-10 R :- Yield : 10 -12.5 MT /year Hybrid Napier Area-10 R :- Yield :10-

12.5MT /yr

Kharif fodder sorghum Area-

20 R :- Yield : 8 MT

Rabi fodder maize Area-20 R :-

Yield :10 MT

Summer fodder sorghum

Area-20 R :- Yield : 7 MT

Or

Model-2:-

Model no -2

Lucerne Area-10 R :- Yield : 10 -12.5 MT /year Hybrid Napier Area-10 R :- Yield :10-

12.5MT /yr

Kharif fodder sorghum Area-

20 R :- Yield : 8 MT

Rabi fodder maize Area-20 R :-

Yield :Kadbi 2200 kg & Grain 550

kg

Summer fodder Bajara

Area-20 R :- Yield : 5 MT

Or

Model 3-

Kharif Cowpea- 20 R Yield- 4

MT

Rabi Berseem :20R Yield- 20 MT Summer Cowpea:20R Yield-

4MT

Kharif Maize- 20 R Yield- 10 MT Rabi Oat- 20 R Yield- 10 MT Summer fodder sorghum -20R-

Yield:8 ton

[Above information is based on recommendations from National Agriculture Research System. The

Effectiveness of the recommendations varies from place to place with changes in natural resource and climate.

Farmers are advised to use the information on their own responsibility. KVK Baramati shall not be responsible

for any consequences.]