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- The Animal Husbandry department in Chittoor district has rolled out fodder security measures to protect livestock from potential shortages caused by El Nino-related dry conditions.
- Officials distributed 472 metric tonnes of improved jowar and AT maize fodder seed at 75% subsidy, expected to generate around 3.07 lakh metric tonnes of green fodder, while 42,519 farmers have taken up fodder cultivation on 26,698 acres under the Pre-Monsoon Dry Sowing programme.
- The department has also supplied 1,317 chaff cutters at 50% subsidy and prepared an action plan extending to May 2027 that includes awareness campaigns and intercropping promotion.
- Village-level teams began door-to-door surveys on Monday to assess fodder availability and guide farmers.
What to watch next
- Results of the door-to-door fodder surveys now underway
- Rollout of the action plan components up to May 2027
- Actual green fodder output from the distributed seeds and PDS cultivation
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