Managemental Interventions 
        
          
            Multicut  fodder sorghum COFS.29 cultivation for  fodder and seed production 
              
                - Total  green fodder yield : 165 t / ha / year (6 harvest) 
 
              - Used  as dry fodder ( 34.6 t / ha/year) 
 
              - Under irrigated condition, this crop is  cultivated up to five year without yield reduction
 
              - Due to drought tolerance in nature it  can be recommended for rain fed cultivation also.
 
           
            Economics  
            
              - Cost of cultivation: Rs.45,000/ ha 
 
              - Gross income :Rs. 165000/ha
 
              - Net income : Rs.1,20,000 (Based on  fodder value @ Rs 1000/tonne)
 
              - No. of farmers adopted: 47 
 
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Source : TANUVAS,  Chennai. 
Updated on Dec 2014  |