b) Seasonal variations in the availability of different types of cattle foods :

m m m m = stones used to represent quantity
(Data gathered in a short time. Requires detailed verification with farmers & A.H.Staff

Sl. No. Rain Mungaru Adri Dodda Asali Chikka Asali Manna Asali Make Uthare Ubbe Athe Chitte Ane Astha Gampana Hingaru
1.   -  -  ooo ooo oo oo oo oo ooo ooo oo -
2.  Green Fodder - - - - o oo oo ooo oooo ooo oo -
3.  Dry Fodder oooo oooo ooo ooo oo - - - - - - -
4.  Feed - - - - - - - - - - o o
5.  Milk Yield o o o o o o ooo ooo oo o o o
6. 

 

 Disease ETO 
-		 - - - - - F &NO - - - KP -O 
-		 - BQ-oo HS-o ET-o
7.  Sale of Animals - - - - - - - - - - - oo SOD- 1000

c) Impact of some fodders on health and milk yield :

SL. NO. NAME OF GRASS TASTE AVAILABILITY MILK YIELD HEALTHY
1. Hunuga oooo oooo oo oooo
2. Bannanchi o o o oooo
3. Akabullu oooo o o o
4. Kare Huttehullu o o o o
5. Garike oo o oo oooo
6. Anne o ooo o o
7. Aralu o ooo oooo oo
8. Avare oooo ooo oooo oo
9. Ragi Hullu oooo oooo o oooo
10. Jolada Dantu ooo o oooo oooo
11. Bage Soppu o oooo o(0.25) oooo
12. Kore Mulle oooo oo oo o
13. Bidiru oooo o o o
14. Honne Soppu o oooo oooo o

Other information that was collected was as follows:

  • At the moment, the livestock population of Ardhanaripura is as follows:
    Cows - 100, Chicken - 100, Goats - 30, Sheep - 3

  • Women insisted that three fourths of all the tasks involved in livestock rearing was being performed by them. (This meant that they should be the main participants in animal husbandry training programmes.)

  • Inspite of the fact that the yields were poor, animals still constitute the family’s best bet during contingencies and hence, they are definitely considered as ‘wealth’.

EXAMPLE 4

6 men and 3 women joined the participants in the village to provide the required information :

(See SEASONAL  CALENDAR)

EXAMPLE 5

Case Study of a family

Thippe Gowda is a farmer aged 77. Major events in his life, as recollected by him are as follows :

  • When I was eight years old, I became a bonded labourer to settle my father’s debts.

  • For 30 years I worked as a bonded labourer and finally cleared all debts. I was floating in poverty.

  • I got married when I was 32 years old. To be exact, I robbed a girl, according to our custom and tradition.

  • By the time I was 36, I had 3 children - a boy and two girls.

  • Around the same time, still as a bonded labourer I came to Bailur. I was earning around Rs.2.50 and 12 ‘kolagas’ of ragi per annum.

  • At that time, within the space of 7 days, all my three children died of dysentry.

  • In the next 3 to 5 years, 4 more children were born to me.

  • When we got Swaraj (Independence) I was released from bondage.

  • I then came to Ardhanaripura and started working for a Timber Contractor.

  • Now all my children are married.

The above information was collected from Thippe Gowda in the space of a single interview in a limited period of time. It is incomplete and cannot be considered as an example of livelihood analysis. However, it can form the basis for further questioning that can lead to a more complete and comprehensive understanding of the lives of poor farmers.
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