The Roughage Production Potential, Problems and Suggestions in Van Province

Abstract

The solid feed needed for cattle breeding in the province of Van is generally obtained from pastures, meadows and feed grains. The majority of people rely on agricultural and food of animal origin in the so called province which has got a high potential of agriculture and animal breeding. In terms of animal breeding, providing the solid feed is of great importance. The production of solid feed from pastures and meadows stretching into an area of 1.359.022 hectares is almost 67.951 tons. Another area of 1.045.859 hectares where the feed grains are raised has a potential of productions adding up to 899.540 tons. There are predictably 172.000 great cattle in the province of Van. These animals need on average 619.200 tons of feed grains just to be able to survive annually. However high quality solid feed production is almost 967.491 tons, which means that there is approximately 36% percent of deficit as for the demand of the feed grains. There needs to be scientific, technical, economical and social measures taken into consideration in order to solve such demand and consumption problems of feed grains. Governmental support so as to expand the areas for feed grains and enhance the production of high quality feeds should continue and the problem of seed or seedbeds should be solved. It is highly significant that the producers or farmers involved in seed production need to be included into governmental support as well. Moreover the producers or farmers have to be informed of the importance the proper usage of solid feed sources with a rational feeding procedure so as to get the highest value of animal breeding and products.

Keywords

• Forage crops
• grasslands
• cultivation area
• forage yield
• animal existence