Haritha Gopalam scheme a new year gift for paddy farmers, says KMU

Key Highlights

• It would help in achieving year-round availability of fodder, enhancing livestock productivity and farmers’ economic growth, and also, opportunities for women to become entrepreneurs through fodder cultivation.
• Farmers can grow fodder as an intercrop in mango and palm oil orchards for additional income.
• Utilisation of government, community, and ‘devadaya’ lands for fodder cultivation, he said.
• The chairman emphasised that promoting fodder fields and livestock hostels demonstrates the government’s commitment to farmer welfare and rural development.
• Krishna Milk Union will provide high-quality fodder seeds and saplings to support farmers in implementing the scheme.