And adding nutritive value to cattle feed increases the efficiency of the animals. “Now the farmers need to depend on granular feed as raw grass meets only one-third of the cattle feed demand, resulting in rise in production cost, particularly the milk production cost,” said Planning Commission Member Zakir Hossain Akanda. The Planning Commission member said the production of Napier and German grasses is 60-70 lakh metric tons in the country. The cultivation of Napier grass started 20 years ago in the country. Now the developed world has started the cultivation of Pakchong, a hybrid variety of Napier grass, he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 28, 2020 12:09 UTC