Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
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Table 3. Ranking of experiences <strong>with</strong> Arachis pin<strong>to</strong>i by producers in<br />
Caquetá, Colombia, in 1997.<br />
Ranking Producers<br />
Percent<br />
(no.)<br />
(%)<br />
Excellent 10 26.3<br />
Good 19 50.0<br />
Regular 4 10.5<br />
Bad 1 0.6<br />
Do not know yet 4 1.5<br />
Total 38 100.0<br />
Table 4. Causes of unsatisfaction from producers who have used Arachis<br />
pin<strong>to</strong>i in Caqueta, Colombia, in 1997.<br />
Cause of dissatisfaction Producers<br />
Percent<br />
(no.)<br />
(%)<br />
Benefits not clearly identified 4 50.0<br />
No progress observed 2 25.0<br />
Not consumed by cattle 1 12.0<br />
Tends <strong>to</strong> disappear 1 12.0<br />
Total 8 100.0<br />
Of 68 early adopters, 58 (85%) said they were willing <strong>to</strong> expand planted<br />
areas and would increase, over the next 3 years, the area planted <strong>to</strong> Arachis<br />
by 11 ha/farm in year 1, by another 10 ha/farm in year 2, and 11 ha more<br />
during year 3.<br />
Technical and economic viability of A. pin<strong>to</strong>i-based technology.<br />
The technology of grass-legume pastures, using A. pin<strong>to</strong>i, is economically<br />
attractive for the Caquetá region. Its profitability, expressed as internal rate<br />
of return, is substantially higher than that of traditional technology based<br />
on improved grass pastures alone (Table 5).<br />
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