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Fodder shortage hits Mahbubnagar dist
The Animal Husbandry Department in Mahbubnagar has sought Rs. 11.86 crore to tackle the fodder scarcity in the district. According to Sudhakar, Joint Director of Department of Animal Husbandry, the district required 9.04 lakh metric tons of fodder to meet demand between January and June.
- Animal Husbandry Department seeks 11.86 crore to tackle scarcity
- It is estimated that the district requires 9.04 lakh tonnes of fodder to meet the demand between January and june
Mahbubnagar: The Animal Husbandry Department in Mahbubnagar has sought Rs. 11.86 crore to tackle the fodder scarcity in the district. According to Sudhakar, Joint Director of Department of Animal Husbandry, the district required 9.04 lakh metric tons of fodder to meet demand between January and June.
With drought conditions prevailing, Mahbubnagar was witnessing a deficit of 2.51 lakh metric tons of fodder, he said. Meanwhile, the farmers in the district demanded that the government immediately release funds for fodder to be supplied at subsidy.
If the government failed to provide succour, not less than 50 per cent dairy farmers would have no alternative except selling their cattle to slaughter houses, it is felt. “We are looking for government’s help,” said Bheema Nayak of Shankarayapally village of Jadcherla Mandal.
The paddy grass has become very expensive. Earlier the cost of a tractor-load of grass was Rs 1,500 to 2500, but it had gone up to Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 this year. “Earlier we used have 25-30 cows and buffalos, but now we have sold all of them and retained only one cow and a bull for our farm needs.
We are not able to get the grass due to lack of rains and continuous drought. The entire regions has become like a desert with no grass on the land,” said,” says Kamali bai and Baddi bai of Balaji Tanda.
At present, only 6.53 lakh metric tons of fodder is available to feed about 57 lakh animals in the district. According to Joint Director Animal husbandry, the livestock population is 56.55 lakh.
Another farmer Devija of Chinnagutta Tanda of Vollur village who is a regular buyer and seller of cattle said “I buy and sell cattle from Kalwakurthy, Devarkadra, Shadnagar, Timmajipet and Jadcherla markets. I found there is a rise in the sales of cattle from farmers this season. Many are selling the cattle to slaughter houses.
“I used to have 20 buffalos and I had to sell 10 of them due to lack of fodder. I spent Rs. 50,000 to buy five tractor-loads of paddy grass from Fathepur village of Navapet mandal,” he said.
