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Clipped Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) Fodder Utilization: A Potential for Income Growths of Resource Poor Farmers in the Savannah Regions of Nigeria

机译：Cow豆（Vigna unguiculata（L.）Walp）饲料利用：尼日利亚萨凡纳地区资源贫乏农民收入增长的潜力

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Cowpea features prominently in the farming systems of the semi-arid tropics where they are grown for fodder used as feed for livestock. Traditional farm varieties are the indeterminate, spreading type which grow fast; cover the soil surface and produce large quantities of biomass. Studies have focused on the use of such green crop materials for soil fertility improvement. But, it’s been highlighted that a green manure crop should also be a cover crop of economic value. Such crops should raise the farmers’ income not only indirectly by improving soil fertility but also directly by yielding products of economic importance such as food and fodder. In addition, trading in these residues (fodder/ haulms) can be highly remunerating. It is against this background that this study was carried out at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria; During the 2002-2005 wet seasons; to determining the influence of intra-row spacing, clipping height and time on the productivity and income growth potential of the dual purpose cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). The experimental lay out was a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD); replicated three times. The data was analyzed statistically using the analysis of variance test (ANOVA); and the means compared using the Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Results showed that, clipping management, facilitated the production of large (15 t ha -1 ) amounts of green plant biomass on-farm. This could be put to various uses by the resource poor farmer who usually is cash strapped at the peak of the farming (dry) season. The farmer could choose to keep and use the fodder to feed animals, and/ or trade it off and use the proceeds ( N 41, 000.00 - N 46, 000.00 - Nigerian Naira equivalent) to subsidize on fertilizer requirement and/ or meet up with immediate socio-economic family demands. Additionally, considering the high amount (187 kg -1 ) of N-added to the soil (i.e. about 4 bags of Urea fertilizer), a cost saving of about N 24, 000.00 was made by the resource poor farmer; which could have otherwise been invested into the procurement of N-fertilizer input. It is concluded that such pro-poor income growths originating from the adoption of such innovative clipping management technological farming practices as this, needs to be encouraged and supported; as this hold immense potential of increasing the income of resource poor, low income, and low technology farmers. Indeed, it is a veritable tool for the reduction of food insecurity and poverty viz. economic empowerment in the region.
机译：pea豆在半干旱热带地区的耕作系统中占有重要地位，在那里种植for草作为牲畜饲料。传统的农场品种是不确定的，传播迅速的类型。覆盖土壤表面并产生大量生物量。研究集中于使用这种绿色农作物材料改善土壤肥力。但是，值得注意的是，绿色肥料也应该是具有经济价值的覆盖作物。这种作物不仅应通过改善土壤肥力间接增加农民的收入，而且还应通过生产具有经济重要性的产品（例如食物和饲料）直接增加农民的收入。此外，这些残渣（饲料/碎渣）的交易可以带来很高的报酬。在这种背景下，这项研究是在尼日利亚扎里亚萨马鲁的艾哈迈德·贝洛大学农业研究所进行的;在2002年至2005年的雨季;确定行间距，剪草高度和时间对双重目的cow豆（Vigna unguiculata（L.）Walp）的生产力和收入增长潜力的影响。实验布局是随机完整块设计（RCBD）;复制了三遍。使用方差分析（ANOVA）对数据进行统计分析;并使用邓肯多范围测试（DMRT）对均值进行比较。结果表明，修剪管理促进了农场中大量（15 t ha -1）绿色植物生物量的生产。资源贫乏的农民可以将其用于各种用途，他们通常在耕种（干旱）季节的高峰期被束缚。农民可以选择保留并使用饲料喂养动物，和/或将其折价使用收益（N 41，000.00-N 46，000.00-尼日利亚奈拉等值）来补贴化肥需求和/或即时的社会经济家庭需求。另外，考虑到向土壤中添加大量氮（187 kg -1）（即约4袋尿素肥料），资源贫乏的农民节省了约N 24，000.00的成本;否则可以将其投资于氮肥投入的采购。结论是，应当鼓励和支持因采用这种创新的裁剪管理技术农业做法而产生的有利于穷人的收入增长;因为这具有增加资源贫乏，低收入和低技术农民的收入的巨大潜力。确实，这是减少粮食不安全和贫困的切实工具。该地区的经济赋权。

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