ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Agricultural and Food Economics
Estimation of Supply-Demand Gaps in Feed and Fodder-A Pan India Policy Analysis
Provisionally accepted
- Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India
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This research article offers a forward-looking analysis of the present availability and demand for livestock feed and fodder in selected states and across India. A problem prevalent in livestock management is the non-availability of feed and fodder. Previous research on identifying supply and demand gaps in different regions has been limited. This study systematically analysed feed and fodder availability at both the national and regional levels and major constraints faced by sample households in livestock rearing and fodder cultivation. Direct estimation of feed and fodder is often unavailable, so conversion factors recommended by organisations like the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the National Agriculture Technology Project (NATP), and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) were utilised, besides the primary data collected for the study. Considering the feeding patterns, the analysis revealed a significant deficit in green fodder (31367 million tonnes), while there was an excess of 2145 million tonnes in dry fodder and 966 million tonnes in concentrates. Looking ahead to 2030, the projections indicated a deficit of 33563 million tonnes in green fodder, an excess/surplus of 2295 million tonnes in dry fodder and 1034 million tonnes in concentrateThe feed and fodder production s. To address this imbalance, the study suggests that farmers should adopt stall-feeding practices for their livestock due to the shrinking forest and grazing lands. This approach would enable optimal feeding and help mitigate the feed and fodder shortage issue.
Keywords: Forward-looking analysis, Supply and Demand Gaps, Conversion factors, Projections of Livestock Feed and Fodder, Major challenges
Received: 30 Jul 2025; Accepted: 21 Nov 2025.
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* Correspondence: Vilas Jadhav, vilas@isec.ac.in
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