Given the emphasis on livestock development and self reliance in milk production, the State government appears to have woken up to the need for rapidly stepping up production of green fodder. Drawing ...

As ‘Pongal’ gift to farmers, the Veterinary College and Research Institute here has planned to release a few fodder varieties and organise a workshop on fodder production on Sunday (January 18). A ...

KARACHI: The quality fodder, high in protein and requires considerably less amount of water can augment milk output and reduce cost of production. Department of Agriculture, Punjab Government (DOA) ...

Currently, India is staring at a fodder crisis with a daunting challenge of producing adequate feed and fodder for its livestock from an already shrinking land resource. In addition, erratic fodder ...

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) There is a deficit of fodder in the country and the government is taking steps to boost its production, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "The country is deficit in fodder.

Ensuring adequate supply of nourishment for livestock through fodder crops is critical to growth. However, the land for such crops is not always available. To combat the challenge, farmers and ...

Some of the livestock at the ongoing farmer’s exhibition at KALRO center in Naivasha feed on drought resistant forage.[Antony Gitonga, Standard] The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has ...

In 2018, a similar scheme for tillage farmers was introduced to encourage them to sow forage crops on their land to reduce the feed deficit in the country. In 2018, a scheme for tillage farmers was ...

ANIMAL productivity depends on genes, nutrition and management. In our country, nutritional requirements of livestock are mainly met through fodder, shrubs, grasses and agro-industrial by-products.