IWMP-2 - Commissionerate of Rural Development Gujarat State

IWMP-2 Mahiyari
Feasibility of Fodder Bank:
A detailed survey and Focused Group Discussion was conducted in Mahiyari watershed area. The number and type of cattle as well as the
fodder production capacity of the village was collect during these surveys. In focused group discussion several factors like the various types of
fodder available locally, the quantity of fodder to be stored in the fodder bank, the size of fodder bank, the amount of finances required to
operate a fodder bank etc were discussed with the farmers, User group and Watershed committee. The fodder bank should be sustainable and
towards that, the sale price of fodder should cover operating costs and losses in storage. All these decisions were taken jointly with the member
of operating fodder bank.
Table 34 .I Primary Model for A Fodder Bank
A Total Dairy farmers 70
No. of adult animals
100 50
No. of calves
No. of Cattle to be catered by one fodder bank.
Total
Fodder requirement per day [10kg dry fodder for
adult Fodder and requirement 4kg for calf). for 180 days.
Fodder come from community land
Cost of cultivation for fodder production (See table:2)
150
1000 kg( per Day >500 kg( per Day )= 1500 Kg
2700 quintal
15 hec *150=2250 quintal
70,000 Rs
2700-2250=450 quintal
District Watershed Development Unit, Porbandar