Napier grass has the ability to withstand drought conditions, this coupled with dwindling land size for small dairy holders has made it a preferred choice.PHOTO: COURTESY Napier grass, elephant grass ...

This forage species categorised as animal legume category are highly nutritious, easy to grow and by fixing atmospheric nitrogen they improve soil fertility. PHOTO BY LOMINDA AFEDRARU For many a ...

Is Napier grass the win-win that East Africa is looking for? The native grass species has the potential to boost nutritional dietary value (and therefore agricultural yields) while at the same time ...

Josephine is a dairy farmer and trainer in animal production. After years of working with various agricultural organisations, the livestock extension specialist who holds a Master’s degree in climate ...

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Officials in Bulandshahr have hit upon the idea of cultivating Napier grass at 92 locations linked with gaushalas to provide nutritional fodder to cows living in shelters across the district. Napier ...

KOTA KINABALU: Conservation groups are feeling optimistic about using napier grass to keep elephants out of conflict with humans after some 15 elephants were seen grazing on the plant along the ...

Scientists say feeding cows good quality grass would boost their productivity — which is better overall for the climate. Experts explain to DW how that helps tackle global warming — and why it's a ...

Among the forage varieties /hybrids released by the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore varieties like Cumbu Napier hybrid CO (CN) 4, Guinea grass CO (GG) 3, Multicut fodder sorghum CO (FS) ...