Success Stories

India’s livestock sector faces a persistent fodder shortage that affects dairy productivity and farmer incomes. To address this, ICAR–Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), Ludhiana, is promoting maize-based silage as a sustainable, year-round feed solution. Through improved hybrids, scientific cultivation, mechanization, and farmer training, the initiative is boosting fodder availability, milk yield, rural entrepreneurship, and sustainable livestock production.

Baby corn plays a significant role in ensuring livelihood security and augmenting income level of farmers in peri-urban areas. HM 4 possesses all the desirable traits of an ideal baby corn hybrid. Its cultivation is gaining momentum in nearby areas of cities.

In West Bengal, requirement of maize grain for poultry industry alone is about 2100 tonnes/day. The QPM hybrid HQPM-1 was evaluated across all agro-climatic zones, recording an average yield of 70.0 q/ha, and was rapidly adopted by farmers across the state.