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National level e-symposium on “Agroforestry system for augmenting livestock
productivity and empowering resource poor rural farmers”

under the umbrella of National Research centre for Agroforestry established in 1988 and upgraded in 2014
as Central Agroforestry Research Institute (CAFRI). As a result of strenuous efforts of the scientists, various
well tested and proven agroforestry systems have been advocated for different agro-ecological regions of the
country. For the temperate zone of the country, some of the developed and tested systems are given below
which can be replicated elsewhere experiencing similar problems.
Table 2: Apple based Horti-agri-pasture system under temperate conditions of Kashmir valley

Item Details
1 Specifications and salient Different agricultural and fodder crops combinations
technical features were incorporated in apple based agroforestry system
where apple trees were planted at 4.5 x 4.5 m tree
spacing.

2 Performance results Two agriculture crops (beans and peas) and different
grass species like Trifolium repense, Dactylis glomerata,
Trifolium alexandrium, Medicago sativa and aromatic
crop Artemesia absinthium were intercropped under
apple. The yield of apple was recorded maximum 12.40
t ha in combination with lucerne (Medicago sativa)
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followed by 11.69 t ha in combination with Artemisia.
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Apple + orchard grass recorded maximum yield of green
fodder 23.0 t ha followed by lucerne 21.0 t ha .
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3 Likely cost Cost of cultivation is Rs.73,600/- ha yr while as income
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averaged at Rs 1,28,900/- ha yr .
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4 How the new technology will The overall net income ha yr with apple + lucerne and
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impact the income of the farmers apple + orchard grass is Rs 1,34,400/- and Rs. 1,23,400/-
and its benefits over conventional ha yr respectively.
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technologies / know-how in terms
of savings in cost of production,
inputs, timeliness; and other
pertinent information.
Table 3: Morus based silvi-pastoral system in mid-hills of North Western Himalaya
S. No Item Details
1 Specifications and salient technical The system was established by planting Morus
features saplings. Improved quality fodder grass Napier
bajra hybrid NB-37 was introduced in 2 rows in
between tree rows at a spacing of 50cm. Morus
was pollarded at a height of three ft. after its initial
establishment period of one year.

2 Performance results Introduction of fodder tree of Morus and fast
growing, improved grass Napier bajra hybrid NB-
37 resulted in the production of 8.0 t ha green
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tree fodder and 24.0 t ha green grass fodder in
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comparison to only 6.0 t ha green fodder yield
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from the degraded grassland

60 Institute of Animal Nutrition, Centre for Animal Production Studies, TANUVAS
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development