Researchers in these countries have invented nutritious grass varieties that help produce comparatively more milk from cows,” he said. And to increase milk production, cows can be fed nutritious grass and granular fodder in small dairy farms, he said. Bangladesh itself researches nutritious grass at the Livestock Research Institute in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka. “We have proposed the project to increase milk production from these cows,” said Sikder. Field-level officials will be prioritised for the overseas training programme, he added.

Source: bd News24 November 23, 2020 06:33 UTC