Lok Sabha Question No. 2750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Fodder Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, SUDHEER GUPTA, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2750 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## FODDER CULTIVATION

## 2750.   SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

DR.SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether there has been a decrease in the area under fodder cultivation in the country, if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State/UT-wise and the extent to which it has made the impact on milch cattle in the country;
- (b)  whether the milk production has come down in the country as a result thereof and if so, the details thereof during the above period;
- (c)  whether the Government  proposes to set up fodder banks in various States/UTs under Accelerated Fodder Development Scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase fodder production in various parts of the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a)  There is no decrease in the area under fodder cultivation in the country. In fact there is a marginal increase in the area under fodder cultivation. (The figures are at Annexure- I)
- (b) There is no decrease in the milk production during the period. Infact estimates shows a steady increase. (The figures are at Annexure -II)
- (c) & (d)    At present there is no proposal for establishment of fodder banks by  Government of India. In fact necessary steps has been taken to increase fodder production in various part of  the country by providing financial assistance  to the States / UTs under  Centrally  Sponsored  National  Livestock  Mission  of  Department  of  Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries with a sub mission on Feed and Fodder Development under the following components:-

|   S. N. | Name of the Components                                                                                                   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Fodder Production from Non-forest wasteland/rangeland/grassland/non-arable land                                          |
|       2 | Fodder production from Forest land                                                                                       |
|       3 | Fodder Seed Procurement/ Production & Distribution                                                                       |
|       4 | Introduction of Hand Driven Chaff-Cutter                                                                                 |
|       5 | Introduction of Power Driven Chaff-Cutter                                                                                |
|       6 | Distribution of low capacity, tractor mountable Fodder Block Making units, hay baling machines/reapers/forage harvesters |
|       7 | Establishment of silage making Units                                                                                     |
|       8 | Establishment of by-pass protein production units                                                                        |
|       9 | Establishment of Area Specific Mineral Mixture / Feed Pelleting/ Feed Manufacturing Unit.                                |
|      10 | Establishment/modernization of Feed Testing Laboratories                                                                 |

State/UT-wise fodder cultivation during 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.

(000 Hectares)

| Name of the State/UTs       | 2010-11   | 2011-12   | 2012-13   |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh              | 85        | 102       | 87        |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |           |           |           |
| Assam                       | 10        | 10        | 10***     |
| Bihar                       | 18        | 16        | 24        |
| Chhattisgarh                | 0         | 1         | 1         |
| Goa                         |           |           |           |
| Gujarat                     | 850***    | 850***    | 850***    |
| Haryana                     | 408       | 334       | 432       |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 8         | 8***      | 8***      |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 53        | 55        | 53        |
| Jharkhand                   |           |           |           |
| Karnataka                   | 35        | 33        | 33        |
| Kerala                      | 5         | 4         | 5         |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 462       | 433       | 406       |
| Maharashtra***              | 901       | 901       | 901       |
| Manipur***                  |           |           |           |
| Meghalaya                   |           |           |           |
| Mizoram                     |           |           |           |
| Nagaland                    |           |           |           |
| Odisha                      |           |           |           |
| Punjab                      | 540       | 522       | 510       |
| Rajasthan                   | 3287      | 3386      | 4853      |
| Sikkim                      |           |           |           |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 195       | 240       | 179       |
| Tripura                     |           |           |           |
| Uttarakhand                 | 35        | 34        | 32        |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 824       | 806       | 800       |
| West Bengal                 | 4         | 3         | 3***      |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |           |           |           |
| Chandigarh                  |           |           |           |
| Dadar and Nagar Haveli      | 1         | 1         | 1         |
| Daman and Diu               | 0         | 0         | 0***      |
| elhi                        | 1         | 1***      | 1***      |
| Lakshadweep                 | 0         | 0         | 0***      |
| Puducherry                  | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| All India                   | 7722      | 7738      | 9188      |

Source Land Use Statistics at a Glance May 2015 Directorate of Economics and Statistics Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture GoI

## Estimates of Milk production during 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.

(000tonnes)

| Name of the State/UTs       |   2010-11 |   2011-12 |   2012-13 |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh              |  11203.4  |  12088    |  12761.6  |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |     28.42 |     21.93 |     22.72 |
| Assam                       |    790.43 |    796    |    799.67 |
| Bihar                       |   6517.21 |   6643    |   6844.84 |
| Chhattisgarh                |   1029.32 |   1119    |   1164.05 |
| Goa                         |     59.59 |     59.85 |     61.24 |
| Gujarat                     |   9320.84 |   9817    |  10314.6  |
| Haryana                     |   6267.26 |   6661    |   7040.24 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |   1102.5  |   1120    |   1138.6  |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |   1609.25 |   1614.43 |   1630.56 |
| Jharkhand                   |   1554.8  |   1745    |   1679    |
| Karnataka                   |   5114.06 |   5447    |   5718.22 |
| Kerala                      |   2644.65 |   2716    |   2790    |
| Madhya Pradesh              |   7514.23 |   8149    |   8837.79 |
| Maharashtra                 |   8043.97 |   8469    |   8733.69 |
| Manipur                     |     78    |     78.61 |     80.03 |
| Meghalaya                   |     79.14 |     79.69 |     80.52 |
| Mizoram                     |     11.43 |     13.91 |     13.63 |
| Nagaland                    |     76.03 |     78    |     78.66 |
| Odisha                      |   1671.01 |   1721    |   1724.4  |
| Punjab                      |   9423.15 |   9551    |   9724.34 |
| Rajasthan                   |  13233.5  |  13512    |  13945.9  |
| Sikkim#                     |     43.21 |     45    |     42.24 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |   6831.15 |   6968    |   7004.73 |
| Tripura                     |    104.48 |    111    |    118.04 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |  21031.3  |  22556    |  23329.5  |
| Uttarakhand                 |   1383.45 |   1417    |   1478.38 |
| West Bengal                 |   4471.06 |   4672    |   4859.23 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |     25.36 |     26    |     21.45 |
| Chandigarh                  |     45.04 |     45.09 |     44.03 |
| Dadar and Nagar Haveli      |     10.57 |     11    |     11    |
| Daman and Diu               |      1.39 |      1    |      1    |
| Delhi                       |    479.63 |    502    |    286.58 |
| Lakshadweep                 |      1.98 |      2.38 |      2.21 |
| Puducherry                  |     46.74 |     45.09 |     47.17 |
| All India                   | 121848    | 127904    | 132431    |

Source: BASIC  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  &  FISHERIES  STATISTICS  2014  Report published by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries