Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Rainfed/ arid regions of the country have degraded land and constraints in arable farming. Animal husbandry is the main occupation of farmers after rainfed crops cultivation in these areas. Livestock is dependent on forage produced in rangeland areas. In such areas large scale grazing of animals results in quite low pasture production restriciting availability during monsoon only. To solve the above said problem Silvipasture models (MPTS + Pasture) have been developed that produce higher forage per unit area per unit time as well as round the year than open pasture.