Participating countries:
India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

Period:
July 2001 – December 2002

Funding:
Government of Japan – (US$ 72,754)

Project Officer:
Budiman Hutabarat

The objectives:

1. To analyse historical dynamics and future trends of demand and supply for feed crop products;
2. To evaluate potentials, weaknesses, opportunities and constraints for expanding feed crop farming in the participating countries;
3.  To propose possible co-operation schemes for trade and development of feed crops/products among Southeast Asian countries; and
4.  To formulate policy options to promote sustainable development of feed crop farming in the participating countries.

The activities:

1. This study was conceived as a result of concerns regarding the impact of the rapid growth in the consumption of meat and milk in the region on the availability of animal feedstuffs required to increase animal production.
2. This project was undertaken during the period from July 2001 to December 2002 through collaborative study with partner institutes in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. One distinguished national researcher from each of these countries undertook the task of carrying out the study in their respective country and preparing country reports.
3. The study was implemented in collaboration with partner institutes from selected South Asian countries, as follows:
   • Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, India
   • Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Patan, Nepal
   • Animal Science Institute, National agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
   • Agro Enterprise Development and Information Service (AgEDIS), Dept. of Agriculture, Sri Lanka
      
4. The studies carried out in each country have identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats relating to the expansion of feed crop farming.
5. The project commenced officially in July 2001 and a co-ordination and pre-planning meeting was held at the CGPRT Centre on 27-28 August 2001. At the meeting the basic concepts, objectives of the project, the analytical framework for the country studies, the report outline and general reference of the work plan were discussed, refined and finalized.
6. These were then presented to the national experts at a planning meeting held at the CGPRT Centre on 27-28 September 2001. The country studies commenced thereafter in October 2001.
7. The regional workshop, held to critically review the country study reports and seed out comments and suggestions for improving their quality, was conducted at the Centre on 3-4 September 2002. This meeting included the participation of experts from each of the countries under the study.

The outcomes:

1. The publications as the outcomes of the project are as follows:
   
   CGPRT Centre Working Paper; no. 64
   Prospects of feed crops in India: the role of CGPRT crops

   CGPRT Centre Working Paper; no. 65
   Prospects of feed crops in Nepal: the role of CGPRT crops

   CGPRT Centre Working Paper; no. 66
   Prospects of feed crops in Pakistan: the role of CGPRT crops

   CGPRT Centre Working Paper; no. 67
   Prospects of feed crops in Sri Lanka: the role of CGPRT crops

   CGPRT Centre Working Paper; no. 68
   Prospects of feed crops in South Asia: an integrated report
    

2. The proceedings of the regional workshop was published as CAPSA’s Monograph series:
   
   CGPRT No. 42
   The CGPRT feed crops supply/demand and potential/constraints for their expansion in south Asia: proceedings of a workshop held in Bogor, Indonesia, Sep. 3-4, 2002