Lok Sabha Question No. 2107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Fodder Rates Inflation
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2107

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## FODDER RATES INFLATION

2107 .SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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 per cent 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 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  the  formation  and  promotion  of  fodder-centric under  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  to  address  the  fodder  deficit  and  if  so,  the manner in which the proposed FPOs will address the problem of fodder deficit;
- (d) whether the Government has appointed any implementing agency and also fixed target for the purpose and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to provide fodder to farmers at affordable rates?

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## ANSWER (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 been reported by the States, although there is increase in the price of fodder.
- (b) 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 respectivelyat 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 on any adverse impact on the dairy product during the various review meetings conducted by the Centre.

(c)  &  (d):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.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.

(e)  Animal  Husbandrybeing  a  State  subject;  it  is  the  primary  responsibility  of  the  State Governments  to  provide  fodder  to  farmers  at  affordable  rates.The  Central  Government supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  implementing  various  schemesviz.,  'National Livestock  Mission'  and  'Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund'  that  enable the increased availability of quality fodder at reasonable rates.

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