date:Apr 26, 2012
ed a balanced ration. An initiative to educate farmers on feeding their animals a balanced ration will be carried out by 40,000 local resource persons. This is expected to lead to a decrease in feed costs, thus increasing the farmer's income. An additional benefit of ration balancing is a reduction in methane emission levels which is a significant contributor to greenhouse gases.
Strengthening village-based milk procurement systems
Steps will be taken to expand village-based procurement systems