Chapter XXVIII Fodder and pasture seed production for household income generation- case of the Third Livestock Development Project

involved planting forage on both communal land and individual farms. Since forage seed is very scarce in Nepal the project had to organise production; this was done both by Government stations and collaborating farmers. It was necessary to screen both introduced forages and strategies for their introduction to production systems – this was done directly with farmers and such a participatory testing method has proved satisfactory. Farmers ’ interest has been high with a strong female involvement