Lok Sabha Question No. 4445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: National Fodder Policy
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4445 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH MARCH, 2023

## NATIONAL FODDER POLICY

## 4445.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to overcome the shortage of fodder in the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Government has formulated  any  National  Fodder Policy  and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether any special variety of cattle feed has been developed to overcome the shortage of fodder in Rajasthan;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of improved and hybrid varieties of seeds developed during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The State Governments/Union Territories are primarily responsible for the assessment of feed and  fodder  in  their  respective  States/UTs  and  its  arrangement.  The  Union  Government supplements the efforts taken by the State Governments/UTs under its various schemes. The Union Government is implementing following schemes/programmes for the feed and fodder sector
- i. Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme National  Livestock  Mission  with  a  Sub  Mission  on  Feed and Fodder Development.
- ii. Central Sector Scheme Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund. Further,  Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (ICAR-IGFRI Jhansi) has also prepared  Fodder  Development  Plan  for  25  States  to  enhance  the  feed  and  fodder availability in the respective States based on their cropping pattern and livestock species. States  have  been  instructed  to  implement  these  fodder  development  plans  in  their respective areas.
- (b) Union Government  has formulated National Livestock Policy 2013 for the overall development of livestock sector including feed and fodder.
- (c) to (e) Several varieties of fodder crops have been developed across the country including the State  of  Rajasthan  during  previous  years.  The  details  of  important  fodder  varieties  is annexed.

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## Fodder crop varieties developed /identified/notified forRajasthan State

|   S. No. | Crop          | Variety         |   Year of identifica tion | Year of notificati on   | State/ central   | Breeding institution   | Recommended area                                                                                                                                           |
|----------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | BxN hybrid    | BNH-10          |                      2012 | 2015                    | Central          | BAIF, Urulikanchan     | All India except Hill zone                                                                                                                                 |
|        2 | BxN hybrid    | CO (BN) 5       |                      2012 | 2014                    | Central          | TNAU, Coimbatore       | All India                                                                                                                                                  |
|        3 | BxN hybrid    | PBN 342         |                      2017 | 2018                    | Central          | PAU, Ludhiana          | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Odhisha, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka                                                                                      |
|        4 | BxN hybrid    | TNCN 1280       |                      2019 | 2019                    | Central          | TNAU, Coimbatore       | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh                                                           |
|        5 | BxN hybrid    | BNH-14          |                      2019 | -                       | Central          | BAIF, Urulikanchan     | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana                                                                    |
|        6 | BxN hybrid    | BNH-11          |                      2019 | -                       | Central          | BAIF, Urulikanchan     | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh |
|        7 | Lucerne       | Anand Lucerne-4 |                      2013 | -                       | Central          | AAU, Anand             | Punjab, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          |
|        8 | Lucerne       | Krishna         |                      2014 | -                       | Central          | SKRAU, Bikaner         | North West                                                                                                                                                 |
|        9 | Lucerne       | RRB 07-1        |                      2014 | 2016                    | Central          | SKRAU, Bikaner         | Punjab, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          |
|       10 | Hedge Lucerne | TND 1308        |                      2019 | 2019                    | Central          | TNAU, Coimbatore       | Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal                                           |
|       11 | Pearl millet  | AFB-3           |                      2011 | 2015                    | Central          | AAU, Anand             | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand                                                                                                                    |
|       12 | Pearl millet  | RBB-1           |                      2013 | 2018                    | State            | SKRAU, Bikaner         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                  |
|       13 | Pearl millet  | PAC-981         |                      2013 | 2014                    | Central          | Advanta Private Ltd.   | Irrigated/ rainfed Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan,                                                                                                             |

|         |                     |                     |           |      |                 |                     | Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, UP                                                                                                         |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 14.     | Pearl millet        | Raj Bajra- 1(RBB-1) | 2013      | 2016 | State           | SKRAU, Bikaner      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                            |
| 15.     | Oat                 | OS-403              | 2015      | 2018 | Central         | HAU, Hisar          | NE, NW, South zone                                                                                                                   |
| 16.     | Oat                 | RO-11-1             | 2016      | 2017 | Central         | MPKV, Rahuri        | All India(except hill zone)                                                                                                          |
| 17.     | Oat                 | OL 1802-1           | 2017      | 2018 | Central         | PAU, Ludhiana       | Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Western UP                                                                               |
| 18.     | Oat                 | OL-1869-1           | 2019      | -    | Central         | PAU, Ludhiana       | Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Terai region of Uttarakhand, Western Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh |
| 19.     | Oat                 | HFO-607             | 2019      | -    | Central         | CCS HAU, Hisar      | Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Tarai region of Uttarakhand and Western UttarPradesh                                                     |
| 20.     | Oat                 | OL-1861             | 2019      |      | Central         | PAU, Ludhiana       | All India except Hill Zone.                                                                                                          |
| 21.     | Berseem             | JBSC-1              | 2017      | 2018 | Central         | IGFRI, Jhansi       | Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, UP and MP                                                                                   |
| 22.     | Berseem             | JO-05-9             | 2018      | 2019 | Central         | JNKVV, Jabalpur     | Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan                                                                           |
| 23.     | Marvel grass        | JHD-2013-2          | 2017      | 2018 | Central         | IGFRI, Jhansi       | Punjab and Rajasthan                                                                                                                 |
| 24.     | Anjan Grass         | RCCB-2              | 2013      | 2018 | State           | SKRAU, Bikaner      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                            |
| 25.     | Anjan Grass         | RCC-10-6            | 2017      | -    | Central         | MPKV, Rahuri        | Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra                                                                            |
| 26.     | Dhaman Grass        | IGFRI-96-706        | 2019      | 2019 | Central         | IGFRI, Jhansi       | Arid zones particularly for the state of Rajasthan                                                                                   |
| 27. 28. | Guinea Grass Guinea | RSDGG-1 TNGG-062    | 2013 2013 | - -  | Central Central | IGFRI, Jhansi TNAU, | All India All India                                                                                                                  |
| 29.     | Guinea Grass        | CO (GG) 3           | 2013      | 2014 | Central         | TNAU, Coimbatore    | All India                                                                                                                            |
| 30.     | Sewan               | RLSB 11-50          | 2015      | 2016 | Central         | SKRAU,              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                            |
|         | grass               |                     |           | 2018 |                 | Bikaner             | Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana,                                                                                                        |
| 31.     | Clitoriater natea   | JGCT-2013-3         | 2017      |      | Central         | IGFRI, Jhansi       | Rajasthan, south UP, MP and Gujarat                                                                                                  |