Hydroponics as an alternative fodder for sustainable livestock production

Now a days there is rapid decrease in per capita availability of land for cultivation of fodder due to rapid industrialization and urbanization. Which in turn effects the productivity of livestock due unavailability of green fodder which plays major role in production. So there is a need for an alternative for this green fodder is hydroponics. Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil by instead using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Improved space and soil less water conserving methods of fodder production have shown promising results to the farmers especially in the drought prone areas in India.