Lok Sabha Question No. 2210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Fodder Centric Farmer Producer Organisation
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2210

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## FODDER CENTRIC FARMER PRODUCER ORGANISATION

2210. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI B.B. PATIL:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the wholesale price index based fodder inflation soared to a nine year high of 25.5 percent  in  August,  2022  and  if  so,  whether  this  has  resulted  in  hardship  to  rural  families whose livelihood are dependent on livestock;
- (b) whether the Government has assessed the current availability of fodder and the nature of shortage and its adverse impact on the dairy product;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  the  formation  and  promotion  of  fodder-centric Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs) to address the fodder deficit and has planned to set up 100 fodder centric FPOs in 2022-23 and if so, the manner in which the proposed FPOs will address the problem of fodder deficit;
- (e) whether the Government has appointed implementing agency and also fixed target for the purpose and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps/measures taken by the Government to promote dairy and livestock industry in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) Wholesale  price  index  (WPI)  data  released  by  the  Commerce  and  Industry  Ministry, showed  that  the  index  value  for  fodder  has  recorded  at  225.7  in  November  2022, registering an increase of 27.66 per cent over the same month last year (176.8). As such, no  severe  hardships  to  rural  families  whose  livelihood  are  dependent  on  livestock  have reported by the States, although there is increase in the price of fodder.
- (b) & (c)  The  ICAR-  Indian  Grassland  and  Fodder  Research  Institute  (IGFRI),  Jhansi  has estimated that there is deficit of 11.24%, 23.4 % and 28.9% in green fodder, dry fodder and concentrates respectively at the national level. The State Governments are primarily responsible  for  assessing  the  shortage  of  fodder,  if  any,  and  its  impact  on  the  dairy products.As  such,  no  reports  have  been  received  by  the  Centre  from  any  of  the  State Governments  for  any  adverse  impact  on  the  dairy  product  during  the  various  review meetings conducted by the Centre.
- (d) & (e)Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  has  designated  National  Dairy Development  Board  (NDDB)  as  implementing  agency  under  the  scheme  of  Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer organizations (FPOs) to form and promote 100 FPOs, primarily fodder  centric  and  animal  husbandry  activities  as  a  secondary  activity (Fodder plus  model)  on  04  November  2022.These  Fodder Plus  FPOs  would  engage  in fodder development activities such as green fodder/silage production and sale, production of  'ready-to-eat' TMR, securing crop residues & its sale and also take up other animal husbandry  activities,  thereby  providing  market  access  to  small  and  marginal  farmers. Dairy  cooperatives  and  other  Agencies  would  be  identified  as  Cluster  Based  Business Organizations  (CBBOs)  which  would  facilitate  forward  linkage  for  the  produce  of  the FPOs  and  support  the  FPOs  in  a  sustainable  manner.NDDB  has  already  initiated consultations  with  stakeholders  for  identification  of  the  Milk  Unions/Federations/  Milk Producer Organisations/Government Agencies etc. as Cluster Based Business Organizations (CBBOs). So far, 34 organizations have already submitted Letter of Intent (LoI) for formation of 62 FPOs which are being assessed.
- (f)  Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing following  schemes  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs  for  promotion  and development of the animal husbandry  and dairying sector  across  the  country,  as  given below:
- i. RashtriyaGokul Mission,
- ii. National Programme for Dairy Development,
- iii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund,
- iv. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer engaged in dairy ActivitiesOrganizations
- v. National Livestock Mission,
- vi. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
- vii. Livestock Health and Disease Control
- viii. National Animal Disease Control Programme
- ix. Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey

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