Livelihood Goats milk grows in demand offering breeders better profits Goat milk has calcium, iron and other vitamins and minerals. It also contains caproic, caprylic and capric acids, which aid...
What We Grow Growing more mustard can make India self sufficient in edible oils Mustard cultivation is low maintenance and farmer-friendly as it requires less seeds, less water and less fertilisers to grow, and...
What We Eat Can India increase its milk production while it faces a shortage of cattle fodder? While about 14-17% of land should be devoted to raising fodder, only 4% is currently under fodder cultivation in India....
Kisaan Connection Indigenous cow breeds are gradually losing space to high-yielding varieties in Madhya Pradesh Due to their low milk yield, cattle rearers in Madhya Pradesh are preferring high milk producing cows from other states....
Columns The disappearing buffaloes of Bhadawar The Bhadawari breed of buffaloes, extant in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, are said to produce milk with...