Pakistan is an agricultural country whose economy relies heavily on crop varieties,
contributing about 18.5% to the annual gross domestic product (GDP) value. Fodder crops …

Forage crops are an essential component of livestock's diet. Production and availability of
sufficiently good quality forage under diverse ecological dynamics are fundamental to …

Fodder crops are the plant species that are cultivated and harvested for feeding the animals
in the form of forage (cut green and fed fresh), silage (preserved under anaerobic condition) …

Fodder crops have high nutritional values and are very important in agriculture for the
development of livestock. Fodder crops consist of several plant species used to feed …

Fodder is the primary source for livestock to be nourished and perform their physiological
functions efficiently. The most common plants used as fodder for livestock are maize, barley …

Livestock is an important sector that contributes mainly to milk and meat production and
alleviates poverty worldwide, including in Pakistan. Fodder crops are the primary source of …

Lack of quality fodder, especially during winter, is a major limiting factor in improving
livestock production in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. This publication describes work …

Sorghum is one of the main staples of the world's poorest and most food-insecure people in
the semi-arid tropics of the world. The crop is genetically suited to hot and dry agro …

Approaches discussed for increasing fodder production in India include intensive fodder
crop rotations under irrigation, short-duration fodder crops as catch crops or intercrops in …

India supports approximately 20% of the global livestock population and 17.5% of the
human population, all within a mere 2.3% of the world's land area. While the human …