A recent order of the Karnataka government to ban the transportation of fodder, including green maize forage, from Karnataka to Kerala has put thousands of dairy farmers in Wayanad, a major dairy farming region of the State, in a fix.
“Thousands of farmers in Malabar region, especially in Wayanad district, depend on the neighbouring districts of Karnataka for fodder like green maize, green grass and hay to feed their cattle,” says B.P. Benny, president, of the Wayanad Primary Milk Societies’ Association. However, the Karnataka government issued an order on November 22 prohibiting transportation of fodder from drought-affected districts of Karnataka to other districts or outside the State, Mr. Benny added.
“The Karnataka government also hopes to increase milk production in that State through the restriction,” he said.
