Table 5. Farm Strategies Employed in Meeting
Problems and Constraints.
Problem S.tratecies
Management -low-management livestock systems
of resources -distribute labor and record-keeping among family members
-concentrate on critical enterprises and reduce time spent on minor needs
-utilize reciprocal exchange systems
Capital -sell livestock ("money in the bank")
-borrow from kin
-participate in barter, non-reported income activities
-obtain off-farm employment
-delay making repairs
-sell land, if not in use, at urban values
-rent land
-leave farming
Drought/ -space plantings over time
Compaction -lower plant population
-employ different varieties with varying drought'tolerance traits'.
-withhold fertilizer 'until crop is established
-reduce cultivation to conserve moisture
-alter planting date
-try new cultivars or crops
Need for -try new crops
Alternative
Grains
Fertility -wait until crop is established to fertilize
to reduce risk of poor weather or failure to establish; reduces leaching losses since establishment assures better use of nutrients
Need for -try new crops
Supplemental -utilize native forages to cut expenses Forages -reduce herd size if constrained
Implications of Survey Results
These findings led the FSR/Z team to select certain
problems for research and to delay work on or exclude others. Delayed work and exclusions were based upon estimations that