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Economic value of sorghum stover traded as fodder for urban and peri-urban dairy production in Hyderabad, India

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Title Economic value of sorghum stover traded as fodder for urban and peri-urban dairy production in Hyderabad, India
 
Creator Blummel, M
Rao, P P
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] stover is the
major source of dry fodder for urban and peri-urban dairy
production in Hyderabad, India (Tesfaye 1998). Chopped
stover is transported to Hyderabad in lorries from
sorghum-growing regions as far away as 400 km. This is
in addition to nonchopped stover coming in carts from
places 50–100 km from the city. The purchaser usually
has a choice between at least two types of stover. Fodder
traders often name stover types after the regions from
where they come, or the cultivar that is grown there.
Anecdotal evidence and discussions with fodder traders
suggested that stover prices vary — often from shop to
shop at the same time — because of the cultivars and the
cropping season (rainy or postrainy). Stover selling,
transporting, trading and its use in dairy production
support the livelihood of many people from producers
(farmers) to the end users. This study explored the economic
value of sorghum stover in fodder trading and the
relationship between stover price and quality.
 
Date 2006
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1120/1/ISMN-47_97-100_2006.pdf
Blummel, M and Rao, P P (2006) Economic value of sorghum stover traded as fodder for urban and peri-urban dairy production in Hyderabad, India. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 47. pp. 97-100.