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A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling
The cactus pear (known by its scientific name as Opuntia ficus-indica) was not always accepted in Pakistan as a source of food for animals, much less as a fruit fit for human consumption. It was commonly believed to be the ...
Promoting Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) As drought resilient feed resource under different agro-ecological production systems across India: Progress Report 2021
The main purpose of this report is to highlight the activities performed during the period of 1st April 2021 to 30th November 2021. The fodder quality of cactus cladodes of different accessions has been analyzed and ...
Role of GPS in monitoring livestock migration
Satellite-based technique of global positioning systems (GPS) is useful for tracking long-distance livestock movement across the grazing routes md to study the specific needs of livestock herders. There are two kinds of ...
Radio broadcasting about ACIAR Forage Project Impacts
This video gives an overview on the ACIAR forage project impact.
Finding a Suitable Niche for Cultivating Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) in India
Poster on finding a suitable niche for cultivating cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) in India.
Annual Report on Promoting cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as drought resilient feed resource under different agro-ecological production systems across India
The annual report on ICARDA - ICAR project on Promoting cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as drought resilient feed resource under different agro-ecological production systems across India Implemented In collaboration with ...
Seed Processing Training Report
Report about training conducted in Afghanistan within the activities of Forage options project for smallholder livestock producers in water-scarce environments of Afghanistan, the training was attended by 13 participants ...
Field day report: Village Dhobia, Datia (MP), Jhansi India
The farmer’s day at Jhansi District, India was organized on Friday, 21 November 2017. Attending the farmers’ day were Drs. Sunil Kumar, A. K. Misra, Shahid Ahmed, Palsaniya and Vikas Kumar representatives of ICAR (Indian ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species: Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants
Leucaena leucocephala is used mostly as forage for livestock, both after cutting for use as fodder, or direct grazing, typically planted in hedgerows with grass. It responds well to a coppice system and branches vigorously.
Field Day on Promoting cactus pear as drought resilient feed resource in (India , Gujarat)
Report about Field Day on Promoting cactus pear as drought resilient feed resource in (India , Gujarat)