azolla cultivation and variety suitable for Dairy cattle

[themia]

hello everyone,

can anyone help me giving information on How to cultivate Azolla plant and also which variety suites for Dairy cattle.
where can we get the seed of the plant in India.
we are based in dimapur Nagaland NE India.

 

[Ashwini]

Hi

Azolla an aquatic fern that hosts the blue green algae – Anabaena azollae, seems to hold the solution for this gloomy situation. For decades Azolla has been used as bio-fertilizer in many paddy growing countries including India, Vietnam and Philippines.

Nevertheless it’s potential as cattle feed has been discovered only recently. VK-NARDEP (Vivekananda Kendra’s Natural Resources Development Project) Technology Resource Centre has made a detailed study on this dimension of Azolla and has also developed a cost-effective technology to harness fully this dimension of Azolla which benefits mainly the marginal dairy farmers.


REgards
Ashwini

 

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