Farmers and farm women perception in fodder production and livestock management in irrigated and rainfed zone of India

The constraints regarding adoption of fodder production technology were studied in Irrigated zone (U. P.) and rain-fed (Rajasthan). A total of 384 respondents were selected from 4 districts of regions representing both part of state UP and Rajasthan. It was found that most of the farmers (97.9%) of irrigated zone were agreed the livestock rearing is profitable and only (2.1) percent were not agree, while all the farmers of rainfed zone were in favour of this opinion. Regarding green fodder cultivation, (97.9) percent farmers of irrigated zone are in view that growing of green fodder is beneficial to them, while, in rain-fed zone, only (64.6%) were agreed and (27.0%) were disagree. Farmers’ perception about inclusion of green fodder in offering feeds to animals for cost reduction of milk was found positive by (80.0%) farmers and negative only by (5.0%) farmers of irrigated zone, while most of the farmers of rain-fed zone (93.8%) having positive attitude.