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 ...

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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 ...

Fodder production and marketing in Punjab is heading towards a deep crisis. Farmers and researchers, who gathered last week in the provincial capital, stated that fodder acreage is being lost to other ...

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 ...

BERSEEM is the largest Rabi season cattle fodder grown in the country, 88 per cent of which grows in Punjab, nine per cent in Sindh, two per cent in the NWFP and 0.5 per cent in Balochistan. It is a ...

Starting from the second half of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture is vigorously promoting hydroponic farming in dairy farmers. It is to be noted that the Ministry has been seeking for a number ...

Livestock farmers are turning to a new mix of fodder seed varieties they believe could help double milk production, even in the middle of drought. The push comes as the government looks to ...

Livestock rearing is a key livelihood and risk mitigation strategy, especially for small and marginal farmers in the rain-fed regions of the country. As per the 20th Livestock Census released last ...