
This study is a description of local technology used for pasture management and analyzes local perceptions of plant consumption by cattle. The classification and evaluation that locals give to herbaceous and woody fodder species was studied. The study was conducted in the pilot area of the Degraded Pastures in Central America (PD) project in Muy Muy, Nicaragua. The data were obtained by different techniques of quantitative and qualitative research. Qualitative techniques were used to gather information in depth about local knowledge regarding the use of woody vegetation, shrubs, and herbs in livestock farms. There were a total of 25 herbaceous fodder varieties, reported to be Paspalum sp, Cynodon plectostachyus (K. Schum.) Pilg and, and Hyparrhenia rufa. Similarly, the more frequent woody species identified in cattle farms were Guazuma ulmifolia, Griricidia sepium, and Tabebuia rosea. We conclude that knowledge of the producers is empirical and functional, meaning it is derived from practical experience and generally based on the activities of their own will or induced by external agents.