Title :	ANGORA WOOL: A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE EASTERN Hll..LS OF NEPAL
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	TP Paudel, Author ; DB Subba, Author ; Ghimire, R.P., Author ; Khanal, R.C., Author
Pagination:	229-236 p.
Languages :	English (eng)
Abstract:	_0 akhribas Agricultural Centre introduced rabbit in Nepal in 1989. Then the proliferation started in the easte1·n hills rapidly. Consequently, the eastern hill farmers started facing probiem with marketing and producing the Angora wool. To mitigate the need a survey was carried out across four locations of Dhankuta, Terhathum and II am districts through a semistructured questionnaire that encompasses principally the production and marketing parameters. Now a days, only 36% of the total respondents are continuing the e11te1prise with ve1y little size where 77% of the total used to rear more than five pairs. On an avetage rabbit mortality is 31% however, farmers indicate that kit mortality forms a large part qf thfs. Breeding is affected more in winter and the mortality of kits was found more because of early 11 eaning c?f kits. All of them '~·ere found feeding the rabbits both grains and grasses. Two out of 8-1 were found plucking once as a method of wool han1esting but has left now and follow the general shearing method in spite of being lo10lfl11 about the quality and quantity of wool being superior. The wool yield is more in males. The yield is more in ll'inter as reported by 50% of the respondents. Marketing of the wool is found affected by the poor grading practice. lack qf authorised depots and lack of know how about the market and market price. Farmers of Fikkal and Nigale were organised into groups to improve the marketing .\ystem.

ANGORA WOOL: A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE EASTERN Hll..LS OF NEPAL [printed text] / TP Paudel, Author ; DB Subba, Author ; Ghimire, R.P., Author ; Khanal, R.C., Author . - [s.d.] . - 229-236 p.
Languages : English (eng)

Abstract:

_0 akhribas Agricultural Centre introduced rabbit in Nepal in 1989. Then the proliferation started in the easte1·n hills rapidly. Consequently, the eastern hill farmers started facing probiem with marketing and producing the Angora wool. To mitigate the need a survey was carried out across four locations of Dhankuta, Terhathum and II am districts through a semistructured questionnaire that encompasses principally the production and marketing parameters. Now a days, only 36% of the total respondents are continuing the e11te1prise with ve1y little size where 77% of the total used to rear more than five pairs. On an avetage rabbit mortality is 31% however, farmers indicate that kit mortality forms a large part qf thfs. Breeding is affected more in winter and the mortality of kits was found more because of early 11 eaning c?f kits. All of them '~·ere found feeding the rabbits both grains and grasses. Two out of 8-1 were found plucking once as a method of wool han1esting but has left now and follow the general shearing method in spite of being lo10lfl11 about the quality and quantity of wool being superior. The wool yield is more in males. The yield is more in ll'inter as reported by 50% of the respondents. Marketing of the wool is found affected by the poor grading practice. lack qf authorised depots and lack of know how about the market and market price. Farmers of Fikkal and Nigale were organised into groups to improve the marketing .\ystem.