Planting from vegetative material - cgiar

Grasslands [PH] Lowland [PH]
Intensive upland [WS]
Which forage options are best for different
farming systems?
In Southeast Asia, farmers are adopting forages in all
upland farming systems, ranging from shifting cultivation to
intensive cropping systems (see pictures). When farmers
first start to evaluate forages, they grow them in small plots
near their houses. Only when they are convinced of the
benefits of these varieties do they look for ways of
integrating them into their farms.
Farmers first evaluate forage varieties in sma l plots before
considering how to integrate them into their farms!
In all farming systems, most farmers first plant forages in
cut-and-carry plots or rows, providing easy access to feed
and supplementing existing feed resources. With time, they
start to evaluate other forage options such as hedgerows
in sloping lands, living fences and cover crops. Another
booklet in this series 'Developing agricultural solutions
with smallholder farmers-participatory approaches for
getting it right the first time' describes participatory
approaches to developing forage technologies on farms.
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