 | Better Farming Series 43 - Feeding Animals on Straw (FAO, 1995, 30 p.) |
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| | Preface |
| | Introduction |
|  | Method of treatment |
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| | Straw as animal feed |
| | Treatment of straw |
| | To treat or not to treat |
| | Supplementation |
| | Does it pay? |
| | How to treat straw |
| | Excess feeding |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Problems of excess feeding |
| | Practical experiences |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Rate of adoption in different countries |
| | Practical advice for extension workers and farmers |
| | Alternative uses of straw |
| | Operation plan for the year |
| | Feed resources |
| | Supplementation |
| | Feeding of treated residues |
| | Problems in applying technology |
| | Systematic testing - the small pilot project |
| | A critical consensus |
| | Books to read |
A critical consensus
Villagers in many parts of the world often operate by consensus. Introducing a new technology is therefore a question of creating a new consensus - it is not enough to demonstrate it to one or two farmers. To swing the consensus in favour of a new technology, a pilot project should arrange for 25 to 50 percent of the farmers to try the new technology successfully. In this manner a critical group of villagers who are confident with the new technology is created.
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