“Field residues of pistachio, potato, sugarcanes and dates, as well as wastes from juice and fruit and vegetable paste production in factories, will be used as animal feed. [Apart from being cost effective] This can also help contain the environmental implications of these agro wastes,” Touraj Saremi was also quoted as saying by IRNA. According to Saremi, fodder accounts for between 60% and 70% of production costs in livestock farms, Financial Tribune reported.