Cultivation of improved grasses
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Practical Action Nepal
Issue Date
30/01/2015 , 13/06/2011
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en
Keywords
Food , Agriculture
Alternative Title
IA25000305NEP - DAULAT
Abstract
Dairy for Uplifting Livelihood and Assisting Transformation of small holder dairy farmers in Nepal (DAULAT) The overall objective of the project is to reduce poverty of smallholder farmers in Nepal and its specific objective is to increase sustainable income of 10,000 smallholder dairy farmers within two years. The project prioritises developing appropriate access to services and inputs for women smallholder dairy farmers to decrease their drudgery which provides more time for other income generating activities, increases opportunities to engage effectively with market actors and provide increased incomes that can be used for household benefit. Further, a wide variety of opportunities for livelihoods have emerged from the dairy sector supporting small and micro enterprises in rural areas which will provide employment opportunities to the poor. Green grasses have much higher nutritional content than straw or bran which local farmers traditional feed their cows. This project helps forage nurseries and forest user groups to cultivate grasses which are then sold to local farmers to help them improve the diets of their cows.
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