Better Farming Series 43 - Feeding Animals on Straw (FAO, 1995, 30 p.): Practical experiences: A critical consensus

Better Farming Series 43 - Feeding Animals on Straw (FAO, 1995, 30 p.)

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

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.