Azolla Cultivation benefits rural women in Cooch Behar


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Authors

  • Soma Biswas
  • Biplab Mitra

Abstract

In Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, livestock plays an important role in village economy. Feeding the cattle throughout the year with commercial feed is a great problem for resource poor villagers. However, inclusion of Azolla in regular feed items could decrease the feed cost on one hand and on other hand could increase the milk yield of milch cattle. With the concentrated effort of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, there is a growing popularity of Azolla cultivation in Cooch Behar district among the rural women.

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Author Biographies

  • Soma Biswas
    SMS (Agril. Extension),  Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, UBKV, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736 165
  • Biplab Mitra
    SMS (Agronomy), Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, UBKV, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736 165

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Submitted

2016-12-29

Published

2016-12-30

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 4 (2016): July Issue

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Biswas, S., & Mitra, B. (2016). Azolla Cultivation benefits rural women in Cooch Behar. Indian Farming, 66(4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/66469