Nepal starts exporting haylage, a type of nutritious animal feed to China

Nepal Horizon International sent 80 tons of fermented grass items on the first lot to Tibet KATHMANDU, July 16: Nepal has started exporting haylage, a type of nutritious animal feed, to China with the first lot of the export item dispatched for the northern neighbor on Saturday. Nepal Horizon International sent 10 trucks (80 tons) of the animal feed to Tibet, China’s Autonomous Region. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha officially launched the export of the farm products on Saturday. “The initiation serves a greater opportunity for exporters,” Shrestha said. The haylage is prepared from green maize and Napier and Sargam species of grasses. It is the forage that is baled at higher moisture content compared to the dry hay. It is used to fill up the gap in supply mainly during winter when there is shortage of the animal feed. “The export of haylage has given a message that there are prospects in increasing our exports given that we produce quality goods,” ...