Diabetes cure

Silken feed

Hay days forever!

A simple procedure helps in the conversion of surplus fodder during the monsoons into hay, which can help overcome fodder shortage in the summer …

It's a cow's life

Cattle in western Rajasthan struggle for survival as pastures continue to shrink

Green Fodder

Peanut profits

The leaves of groundnut plants are ideal forage for cattle

No more complaints about fodder

Food versus fodder

Increasing livestock in the Asian countries could result In lower foodgrain production

All you need to know about Fall Armyworm attack on India, Africa

Here’s a round-up of what’s being touted as the biggest ever pest attack

Hit by extreme winter, Mongolia stares at humanitarian crisis

Livestock deaths due to extreme cold are robbing herders of livelihood, causing mass migration to cities

Waste behind bars

Waste-recycling and optimal resource-use is giving the Capital's prison a new purpose

To feed the cattle of the West

Extensive soya bean cultivation in Madhya Pradesh to supply fodder to the West has cut a swathe of degradation

Cattle, labour and other non-descripts

India's farm labour needs dignity

Afforestation project suspended as anti-poor

A scheme under which 75,000 families were to each get and maintain two ha of forest land has been put on hold following fears that it would …

Guiding growth

When nothing seemed to stop the desertification of the Banni grasslands, a government institution stepped in and showed the people how they …

Toxic feed turns cattle killer in Sindh

How cow became the mother of demigods

The current political discourse on cow protection disregards the history of beef eating in India

Vanishing green

Participants at a recent conference conference on man, animal and environment discuss ways to solve the problem of overgrazing

Factory sludge nurtures fodder

Water wise in Uttarakhand

Scientific implementation of developmental programmes is needed for the optimal utilisation of water resources

What's eating the grasslands?

Overgrazing is just the tip of the iceberg.The real culprit is mismanagement

Treasures in grass

India has a huge variety of grasses. But the wealth is being destroyed

"There can be no development without women"

REACHING Doongri, a picturesque village perched 1,750 m above sea level in the Pindar valley in Chamoli district, is a daunting task. The nearest …

The milk that ate the grass

India may be the largest producer of milk in the world, but at an incredible cost. In achieving this distinction, the country's vast cattle …

India's research on forage crops fails to avert fodder shortage

But it does churn out some unconventional alternatives