Alka Upadhyaya, Animal Husbandry Secretary, Government of India, has highlighted the need to ensure sustainable feed and fodder production for the development of the livestock sector.
Ms. Upadhyaya, who chaired a regional review meeting for southern States and Union Territories on animal husbandry and dairy sectors at Kovalam on Friday, emphasised the need to promote value-added fodder technologies like silage making and the Ration Balancing Programme, which focuses on balanced feeding of dairy animals.
She also stressed the need for a task force for feed and fodder production through optimum utilisation of available land and the promotion of value-added fodder technologies.
