Weeds--an important fodder
1995
Moody, K. (International Rice Research Institute, P.O. Box 933, Manila (Philippines))
The major constraint to animal production in the tropics is lack of a year-round supply of good quality feed. The ricefield and its environs, in addition to supplying food for people, are major food sources for animals. Animals are grazed in ricefields after harvest and during fallow periods. When all the fields are planted, farmers collect weeds, primarily grasses, from field bunds, irrigation canals, roadsides, and cultivated fields. These provide important sources of highly palatable animal fodder. Farmers are reluctant to weed their rice crops because they use the weeds for fodder. This results in reduced crop yields, but the value of the weeds as fodder has to be taken into consideration in assessing the profitability of the overall farm enterprise. An alternative fodder source is suggested
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