?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11058%2F&rft.title=Green+Fodder+Production%0D%0AA+Manual+for+Field+Functionaries&rft.creator=Rathod%2C+P&rft.creator=Dixit%2C+S&rft.subject=Others&rft.description=Agriculture+and+animal+husbandry+in+India+are+interwoven%2C+with+mixed+farming+and+livestock+rearing+being+integral+to+rural+livelihoods.+Although+the+agriculture+sector%E2%80%99s+contribution+to+the+Indian+economy+is+steadily+declining%2C+both+the+agriculture+and+livestock+sectors+provide+employment+to+52%25+of+the+work+force.+Livestock+producers+meet+their+fodder+needs+through+a+combination+of+crop+residues%2C+grazing+(on+common+and+private+lands%2C+forests%2C+and+fallow+and+harvested+agricultural+lands)%2C+and+cultivated+forage+crops+(grown+mostly+by+large+landholders)%2C+while+some+of+them+purchase+fodder.+However%2C+the+livestock+sector+has+been+grappling+with+issues+of+improving+fodder+production.+Green+fodder+is+critical+as+it+provides+nutrients+for+livestock+health%2C+which+ultimately+has+a+bearing+on+livestock+output+and+the+sector+itself.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11058%2F1%2FFinal%2520Green%2520fodder%2520production_Booklet.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rathod%2C+P+and+Dixit%2C+S++(2019)+Green+Fodder+Production+A+Manual+for+Field+Functionaries.++Manual.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Hyderabad.+++++