Jan , 2023, Volume : 4 Article : 4

Crop diversification with fodder crops for resilient agriculture: An Indian perspective

Author : Priyanka Saha, Plabani Roy, Anamika Barman

ABSTRACT

Livestock rearing is the backbone of Indian agro-ecosystem, constituting about 20% of world’s livestock population. Many small and marginal farmers adopt animal husbandry as their main occupation in rain-fed areas of the country. But, growing food demand has put a great pressure for food grain production that leads to a limited space for growing fodder crops to sustain the livestock population. On the other hand, traditional rice-wheat cropping system has deteriorated soil health coupled with an issue of sustainability. In that case, it would be a great opportunity to include fodder crops in a cropping system, which not only will increase fodder production and income generation, but also diversify the conventional rice-wheat cropping system.

Keywords: Crop diversification, Cropping system, Fodder crops, Livestock

 

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