Fodder and firewood production from a managed silvipastoral system raised on old river bed lands in the North-West Himalayas

Abstract

Firewood and fodder requirements are high in most villages in the lower Western Himalayan region but areas to produce them in close vicinity of villages are non-existent. This technology involves of growing trees and fodder grasses together in the same unit area of land and managing the tree canopy and harvesting of grasses at periodic intervals. Village wastelands can be utilized for the sustainable production of fodder and firewood which will help small and marginal farmers who rely on animal husbandry as a secondary source of income.