Forage Resource: Development and Utilization
by Singh, Kumar Amrendra
ISBN: 9789388027168
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 15995.00
Biblio : 2018, xii+496p, col. Plts, tabls, 25cm
Author Profile
Dr. Kumar Amrendra Singh, Ph. D. (Agronomy) from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Post Doctorate in Forestry from OFI, Oxford University (UK), had been in forage research for 39 years with a remarkable credit of 223 research papers, reviews, bulletins and technical reports in the area of forage resource, agroforestry and farming systems. Dr. Singh was conferred with “Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award” for his outstanding Research in Agricultural Sciences for the Hilly Tribal Region
About The Book
The present book is a step forward to capture current insight of animal husbandry practices in India. It takes a view on structural bottlenecks in the concerned government organizations of the state and central governments, perception of stakeholders including NGO’s, innovation at international levels; and the issues to be addressed and the policy support required for the development of forage resources in the hilly as well as the plain agro-eco regions of the country. The book also takes into a
Table of Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
1. History of Global Development of Forage Resources 1
2. Status of Forage Resource, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying in India 11
3. Ecological Perspective of Forage Based Livestock Production 39
4. Organizational Change, Policy Support, Investment and Road
Map for Accelerated Forage Development and Utilization 55
5. The Impact of Climate Change on Forage Resources 97
6. Natural Calamities: Flood and Drought 151
7. Forage Resource Development 175
8. Forage Reso
