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DWDU, Rajkot<br />

Feasibility <strong>of</strong> Fodder Bank:<br />

A detailed survey and Focused Group Discussion was conducted in Kharachiya,Panchavada,Jangvad and Jasapar watershed area.<br />

The number and type <strong>of</strong> cattle as well as the fodder production capacity <strong>of</strong> the village was collected during door to door survey. In focused<br />

group discussion several factors like the various types <strong>of</strong> fodder available locally, the quantity <strong>of</strong> fodder to be stored in the fodder bank, the<br />

size <strong>of</strong> fodder bank, the amount <strong>of</strong> finances required to operate a fodder bank etc were discussed with the farmers, User group and<br />

Watershed committee. The fodder bank should be sustainable and towards that, the sale price <strong>of</strong> fodder should cover operating costs and<br />

losses in storage. All these decisions were taken jointly with the member <strong>of</strong> operating fodder bank.<br />

Detailed Project Report: <strong>IWMP</strong>-III 119

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