Milk production costs in ethanol times

The food production system world over requires the total holistic review from the point of Sustainability and to counter the challange of Global Warming Phenomena led Climatic Change causing irratic Monsoon patter leading to either flooding or draught?
Bio-fuel Policy regulations requires sparing crops consumable by Human and using the one which are in surplus and plenty; say for example Cellulosic Ethanol or Non-Edible Oils, foliage crops rich in Proteins and Carbohydrate. Milk Production in India is sustained with Deoiled Rice bran and wheat fodder with non-edible cakes? Offcourse production per animal is low but the cost of per liter of milk production is lowest in the world? Same goes true for eggs and meat. What the world need today is water conservation technologies in Agriculture and Food Production System from Sustaiability of planet and livelihood.
Mohan Ji saxena

Dear All,
It is interesting to note the effect on milk production when Corn was diverted to ethanol production in USA. It is never to be compared with Indian milk production and costing. The statement of Mr. Saxena about milk in India by feeding non edible feed stuff is true. But in fact the milk production cost in India is higher than any developing country. The feed conversion could be noticed very poor. If one examine the feeding regimen in India scientifically it could be seen that FCR is <12. However, no one calculates the costs of feeds except concentrates feed and the labour of the Indian farmers. The establishment of milk marketing system by GCMMF the milk producers are encouraged to produce more milk. Thereby he gets renumeration for his crop residues and his labour particularly his wife. It could be noticed that the technological innovations to produce digestible fodder feeds (treated crop residues) and bypass nutrients feeds with essential micronutrients would go a long way in doubling India's milk production which will always be a support to Indian farmer even during droughts. As long as India is having colossal number of animals and large quantities of crop residues the policy makers will not bother for technology innovations.

Can we use sugarcane residue after mixing micro nutrients and making silage as fodder to enhance milk production?

Dr. Mirza,
The sugar cane residue after extracting the sugar cane juice is called 'bagasse'. It is very poor digestible material. Often the NDF digestibility is seen < 40%. Making silage by adding micronutrients alone will not increase the digestibility. Usually the bagacello - apowder material is seperated from bagasse. The rest is used to burn. Bugacello could be incorporated to make haylage with other fodder including sugar cane tops.

Dear sir,
Who will be seperating the bugacello- in india and how much the bugacello cost per ton? The problem in India is all are easy money oriented and do not want to innovate the ideas of cost effective materials in turn which help nature, farmer, nation.
All are money oriented, easy lifestyle ambitious people.
why I am quoting this, we requested farmers not to waste the sugar cane top, paddy hay, ragi hay, maize dry fodder by milching in lands, for that their reason is no man power to cut , supply, chop. Look into our fate nor our country mechanised todo this nor no peoples to do this (in this highest populated nation).

The next question to Mr. sexanaji, ok we are ready to save water with advanced tecnologies but how is it possible with high cost investments and with no power in rural india? Where is the viability for produce of in such way.. expecially small farmers producers?

If our nation, is not going to maintain the equilibrium between rural and urban as well as the advanced mechanisation into the agriculture fields it is going to be hell. Only subsidising the activities pushing peoples to corrupt and centuries behind.

Dear Mr.Raju,
I hope you are an enlightened dairy farmer from Karnataka. I can percieve your concern about India regarding the policy matters. But look at dairy cooperative movement brought out by Dr. Kurien. Amul was developed with the farmers participation and without any fund from the Govt. He set up a modern feed plant in Anand to process balanced cattle feed. Unfortunately when the model was replicated in India the large professionals in dairy field could not accept the model technically. When t was told that milk production is possible with out sparing land for cow they laughed at. The western scientists supported them. Eventually the whole program crippled. Your question of where in India bagasselo is seperated is teritenant. More than the cost. The siaf professionals developed village models and send advices to farmers and finally lost in files. Farmers will adopt the technology if provided to them in the form of product. Bottom line is the famers organisation should come forward to set up the units to maufacture the feeds of advanced technology. None of the professionals/scientists may be able to help you. Self help is the best help.
Dr John