Lok Sabha Question No. 1921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Livestock Feed and Fodder
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1921 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  AUGUST, 2023

## LIVESTOCK FEED AND FODDER

## 1921. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to increase the quality and quantity of livestock feed and fodder in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is taking steps for breed improvement and bringing awareness about genetic upgradation and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government aims to provide skill based training about updated technology to reduce cost of production and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  aims  to  provide  infrastructure  and  linkage  for  marketing, processing and value addition, as forward linkage for the farmer's enterprise and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Government of India has been supplementing  the  efforts  made  by  the  State  Governments  by  implementing  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  National  Livestock  Mission  with  a  Sub  Mission  on  Feed  and  Fodder Development since 2014-15. The scheme has been realigned in July 2021 with objective to enhance feed and fodder availability with following two components namely (i) Assistance for  Quality  Fodder  Seeds  Production,  and,  ii)  Entrepreneurial  Development  Programme on Feed and Fodder.

Besides  above, Department of Agriculture  &  Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing the Central Sector Scheme  'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)' through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as implementing agency to form and promote 100 FPOs, primarily fodder centric FPOs.

Indian  Grassland  and  Fodder  Research  Institute  (IGFRI-  ICAR)  has  also  prepared  Fodder Development Plan for 25 States to enhance fodder availability in the States based on their cropping pattern and livestock species.

- (b)  to  (d)  Yes  Sir,  The  Central  Government  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme National Livestock Mission since 2014-15. The scheme has been re-aligned in July 2021 with following three Sub Missions:
- (i) Sub Mission on Breed Development of livestock and poultry
- (ii) Sub Mission on Feed and Fodder Development
- (iii) Sub Mission on Innovation and Extension.

The  Mission  aims  to  provide  skill  based  training  and  dissemination  of  technologies  for reducing cost of production and improving production of the livestock sector. The Mission also aims to provide infrastructure and linkage for marketing, processing and value addition, as forward linkage for poultry, sheep and goat, piggery and feed and fodder sector. Besides, the  Government  is  also  implementing  the  Scheme  of  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure Development  Fund  (AHIDF),  for  incentivizing  investments  for  providing  infrastructure, processing and value addition. The Department is also implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) for development and conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds,  genetic  up  gradation  of  bovine  population, enhancement  of  milk  production  and  productivity  and  thereby  making  dairying  more

remunerative to farmers.

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