Fodder Production Scenario and Strategies for Revitalizing Fodder Production Technologies

M.s Meena and Krishna Singh

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Abstract: Livestock production is the backbone of Indian agriculture and also plays a key role in providing employment especially in rural areas. This sector has been the primary source of energy for agriculture operation and major source of animal protein for masses. Therefore, India has been the home of major draught, milch and dual-purpose breeds of cattle. Indian dairy production system is complex and generally based on traditional and socioeconomic considerations. However, there has been a rapid change in way of agriculture (i.e. cropping system, water resources, diversification of crops, intensification of agriculture), increasing use of mechanical power, transformation from sustenance farming to market oriented farming, changing food habits etc., All these factors have their impact on animal husbandry practices. Livestock rearing in India is changing fast and there has been a rise in demand of milch cattle as compared to dual or draught breeds. The paper tries to deal with the issues and strategies for revitalizing fodder production in India.

Keywords: Fodder production; Fodder technologies; strategies for fodder production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 Q10 Q16 Q19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-04-05, Revised 2014-05-14
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