PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD REGIONAL7HFKQLFDO MEETING 5HSRUW OF THE FSP 1R Forages for Smallholders Project Proceedings of the Third Regional Meeting of the Forages for Smallholders Project held at the Agency for Livestock Services of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 23-26 March 1998 CIAT Working Document No. 188 Edited by W.W. Stür 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD REGIONAL MEETING OF THE FSP The Forages for Smallholders Project (FSP) The Forages for Smallholders Project (FSP) is a partnership of the governments of Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and P.R. China. A first phase of the FSP from 1995 to 1999 was funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and managed by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia (CSIRO). A second phase of the FSP from 2000 to 2002 has been funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is coordinated by CIAT. The objectives of the first phase of the FSP were to increase the availability of adapted forages and the capacity to deliver them to different farming systems, in particular, upland farming systems in Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines and Vietnam, and to develop close linkages in forage development activities between these countries and Malaysia, Thailand and tropical areas of P.R. China. The main implementing agencies were: Indonesia – Directorate General of Livestock Services (DGLS). Lao P.D.R. – Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Philippines – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD). Vietnam – National Institute of Animal Husbandry (NIAH), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. China P.R. – Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science (CATAS), Hainan. Malaysia – Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI). Thailand – Department of Livestock Development (DLD), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. For further information Visit the CIAT-Asia website: http://www.ciat-asia.org/ Contact the CIAT regional coordinator: CIAT Regional Coordinator PO Box 783 Vientiane, Lao PDR Email: [email protected] Visit the CIAT website: http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD REGIONAL MEETING OF THE FSP Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................ 5 The Forages for Smallholders Project – Where does it fit and what has it achieved? ........................................................................ 6 Indonesia......................................................................................................... 7 Maimunah Tuhulele Lao PDR .......................................................................................................... 10 Viengsavanh Phimphachanhvongsod Philippines ...................................................................................................... 13 Ed Magboo, Pat Faylon and Francisco Gabunada Vietnam ........................................................................................................... 16 Le Hoa Binh China ............................................................................................................... 18 Liu Guodao, Zhuo Jiasuo, Bai Changjun and Wei Jiashao Malaysia .......................................................................................................... 20 Wong Choi Chee Thailand .................................................................................................... ..... 23 Chaisang Phaikaew Livestock development in Indonesia .................................................... 28 Policy on livestock development in Indonesia........................................... 29 Erwin Soetirto Trends in ruminant livestock development in East Kalimantan................ 37 Erik Nursahramdani Environmental adaptation of forages .................................................. 40 Environmental adaptation of forages in Lao PDR 41 Phonepaseuth Phengsavanh and Viengsavanh Phimphachanhvongsod Regional evaluation of forages in Aceh, Kalimantan, North Sulawesi and North Sumatra....................................................................................... 53 Ibrahim and Maimunah Tuhulele Environmental adaptation of forages in Vietnam....................................... 67 Le Hoa Binh, Truong Tan Khanh and Le Van An Regional evaluation of forages in the Philippines ..................................... 78 F. Gabunada, E. Magboo, V. Pardinez, C. Cabaccan, A. Castillo, L. Moneva, A. Obusa, P. Asis, J. Mantiquilla, C. Subsuban Developing and evaluating forage technologies with farmers ............................................................................................................... 103 Farmer evaluation of forages in the Philippines: Progress, experiences and future plans ...................................................................... 104 E. Magboo, F. Gabunada, L. Moneva, E. Balbarino, P. Asis, W. Nacalaban, J. Mantiquilla, and C. Subsuban 3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD REGIONAL MEETING OF THE FSP Impact of participatory approaches on sheep production in North Sumatra, Indonesia ..................................................................................... 125 Tatang Ibrahim Developing and evaluating forage technologies with farmers in Lao PDR ............................................................................................................... 129 Viengsavanh Phimphachanhvongsod and Phonepaseuth Phengsavanh Farmer evaluation of forages in Vietnam: Progress and plans ................. 138 Bui Xuan An, Le Van An, Truong Tan Khanh, Leo Hoa Binh and Bui The Hung Developing forage systems with smallholder farmers in Malitbog, Bukidnon, Philippines ................................................................................. 144 Willie Nacalaban Farmer evaluation of forages in Indonesia: Progress, experiences and future plans ........................................................................................... 146 Maimunah Tuhulele, Ibrahim , Heriyanto , Tugiman, M. Taufiq, A. Heriadi, S. Hasyim, T. Ibrahim, R. Hutasoit, Radianto, Z. Tanjung, G. Zainal, Mansur, T. Bustari, Susilan and I. Labantu. Forage research papers .............................................................................154 Seed production potential of Brachiaria species in northeast Thailand .. 155 Ganda Nakamanee and Chaisang Phaikaew Evaluation of Stylosanthes species for resistance to anthracnose and suitability for leaf meal production ............................................................. 163 Liu Guodao, Zhuo Jiasuo, Bai Changjun and Hong Caixiang Some natural and induced grasslands of the Lao PDR ............................. 167 Bryan Hacker, Soulivanh Novaha and Vanthong Phengvichith New forage developments in Bali, Indonesia: Arachis pintoi as a cover crop and Calliandra calothyrsus for cattle fattening ................................. 173 I. Ketut Rika The use of Leucaena leucocephala in farming systems in Nusa Tenggara, eastern Indonesia....................................................................... 178 Jakob Nulik Forage research and development in the Kingdom of Bhutan.................. 183 Walter Roder The use of forages for soil fertility maintenance and erosion control in cassava in Asia......................................................................................... 196 R.H. Howeler, A. Tongglum, S. Jantawat and W.H. Utomo Discussion papers on impact of forages and networking ..........212 Sustaining a research and development network: Experiences with SEAFRAD..................................................................................................... 213 Wong Choi Chee and Peter Horne Assessing the impact of forages at the farm level ..................................... 215 Peter Kerridge and Sam Fujisaka List of participants.................................................................................. 219 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD REGIONAL MEETING OF THE FSP Foreword Regional meetings of the Forages for Smallholders Project (FSP) are held annually. They serve to summarise the activities and results obtained, and to give partners a voice in formulating the direction of the FSP. It is a forum to review activities, reflect on progress and decide on activities for the coming year. During the first phase of the FSP (1995-1999) the proceedings of the Regional Meetings were published in a Technical Report Series, providing a technical summary of the activities and results obtained in all partner countries. Three Technical Reports have been published so far: • Technical Report No. 1: Feed Resources for Smallholder Livestock Production in Southeast Asia. Proceedings of the first Regional Meeting of the FSP held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, 16-20 January 1996. • Technical Report No. 2: Proceedings of the second Regional Meeting of the FSP held at the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science, Danzhou, Hainan, P./R. China, 19-24 January 1997. • Technical Report No. 3: Forage Seed Supply Systems. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Animal Nutrition Research Centre, Tha Pra, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 31 Oct. and 1 Nov. 1996. This forth Technical Report contains the proceedings of the third Regional Meeting of the FSP held at the Agency of Livestock Services of East Kalimantan, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, 23-26 March 1998.