A New Strategy for Utilizing Rice Forage Production Using a No-Tillage System to Enhance the Self-Sufficient Feed Ratio of Small Scale Dairy Farming in Japan

A New Strategy for Utilizing Rice Forage Production Using a No-Tillage System to Enhance the Self-Sufficient Feed Ratio of Small Scale Dairy Farming in Japan

Rice forage systems can increase the land use efficiency in paddy fields, improve the self-sufficient feed ratio, and provide environmental benefits for agro-ecosystems. This system often decreased economic benefits compared with those through imported commercial forage feed, particularly in Japan....

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Main Authors: Windi Al Zahra, Takeshi Yasue, Naomi Asagi, Yuji Miyaguchi, Bagus Priyo Purwanto, Masakazu Komatsuzaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
dairy farming
forage production
no-tillage
rice forage system
self-sufficient ratio
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/8/4975

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