In Bangladesh, major constraints to improving the productivity of livestock include a shortage of fodder. At the same time, intensive cropping has reduced the fertility of the soil. This situation can be improved by on-farm cultivation of green fodder for livestock as an integral component of the cropping system. Cultivation of fodder crops has traditionally not been practised as farmers can not normally spare the land for fodder production at the cost of reduced rice production. A system to improve fodder production was developed and integrated into the existing crop production pattern, allowing for the supplementation of rice-straw based diets of dairy cattle. Integration of fodder legumes with rice-based cropping systems is an appropriate technology for this situation.