Sustainable productivity and profitability to integrated farming systems in low land farms. It refers to agricultural systems that integrate livestock and crop production and may sometimes be known as integrated biosystems. May 08, 2016 integrated farming if is a whole farm management system which aims to deliver more sustainable agriculture. The combined net income from that multiple farming system in a year is rs. Resource management major areas integrated farming system. Integrated farming system is only the answer to the p roblem of increasing food production for increasing income and for improving the nutrition of small scale farmers with limited resources. Sustainable agriculture means an integrated approach to increasing farm yield and managing resources in order to address all three critical aspects of sustainability. The production of silk generally involves two processes.
To fulfill the basic needs of house hold including food cereal, pulses, oilseeds, milk, fruit, honey, meat, etc. Oct 03, 2017 a specialized farming system b integrated farming system c diversified farming system d both a and b 12. Agriculture update research article constraints in. The farm parameter file contains data describing the farm such as crop areas, soil type, equipment and structures used, numbers of animals at various ages, harvest, tillage, and. Extension of single window based silks sericulture information linked knowledge system portal to cover more districts for sericulture expansion. Benefits or advantages of integrated farming system productivity profitability potentiality or sustainability balanced food adoption of new technology saving energy. Organic farming denotes a holistic system of farming which optimizes productivity in a sustainable manner through creation of interdependent agrieco systems where annual crop plants e. Riceoilseedshorticulture crop combination was adopted by only 2. Farming system the existing enterprises for enhancing productivity and profitability of the farm. Jayanthi c, rangasamy a, mythili s, balusamy m, chinnusamy c, sankaran n. From the start of the program, we have put emphasis on improving the facilitation skills of field. Integrated farming system is a mix of farm enterprises to which farm families allocate its resources in order to efficiently utilize the existing enterprises for increasing the productivity and profitability of the farm. Integrated farming system is a mix of farm enterprises to which farm families.
Among the system evaluated integrated farming system has recorded higher average net returns rs. Input information is supplied to the program through three parameter files. Integrated farming for sustainable agriculture and. Residues in the integrated farming system, there are more biomass such as stabilized digester sludge, dead algae, macrophytes, crop and processing residues. Sustainable agriculture introduction adverse effects of modern. Farmers handbook on basic agriculture acknowledgement h igher demand for agricultural raw material is now anticipated and agriculture is not any more about producing farm products and selling them exclusively at the local market. Ifs system integrate different production systems like dairy, poultry, livestock, fishery, horticulture, sericulture, apiculture, etc.
Unit 1 2 integrated farming systems integrated farming systems. It refers to agricultural systems that integrate livestock and crop production or integrate fish and livestock and may sometimes be known as integrated biosystems. Agr 304 principles and practices of cropping and farming. Development of integrated farming system ifs models as demonstration units integrated farming is a combination of different agricultural activities in a unit area of land which aims at. It can include combinations such as fishduck integrated farming, livestockfish integrated farming explained above, cattlefish integrated farming, polutryfish integrated farming, livestockhoneybee integrated farming etc.
Now let us understand the farming system approach fsa through concept and definitions. Elements of integrated farming system watershed farm ponds biopesticides biofertilizers plant products as pesticides biogas solar energy compost making green manuring rain water harvesting 8. Lack of demonstration on integrated farming system 170 80. It is a dynamic approach which can be applied to any farming system around the world. It aims at generating a threshold level of farm income required for the farm family.
Compendium lecture integrated farming system download in. It refers to agricultural systems that integrate livestock and crop production. Integrated farming system or integrated agriculture is a commonly and broadly used word to explain a more integrated approach to farming as compared to monoculture approaches. Integrated farming system is the system invariably having combination of crop and animal components. Utilising the byproducts of one component of the farming system as an. Benefits or advantages of integrated farming system productivity profitability potentiality or sustainability balanced food adoption of new technology saving energy meting fodder crises solving fuel and timber environmental safety recycling income round the year crrises employment generation agroindustries increasing input efficiency. Integrated farming system approach is not only a reliable way of obtaining. Types of farming agriculture is the process of farming of crops and livestock animals. However, before an integrated farming system is designed, the farmers needs, financial implications, opportunities available and the socioeconomic conditions and marketing facilities of the region are to be kept in mind. Integrated farming aims to reduce the use of chemicals by favouring preventive cultivation methods and biological pest control. Comparative study of integrated farming system a case study. It refers to agricultural systems that integrate livestock and crop production or integrate fish.
A judicious mix of agricultural enterprises like dairy, poultry, piggery, fishery, sericulture etc. These processes can be called the evolution of farming systems and system philosophy, if change is called evolution and if thinking about systems. These farm enterprises are crop, livestock, aquaculture, agroforestry, agrihorticulture and sericulture singh, 2004 8. Considering that livestock only use 1520% of the feeds they eat, and excrete the rest in their wastes, the latter can still be quite rich. Integrated agriaquaculture systems backyard aquaponics. A sensitive b insensitive c unsusceptible d none of the above 14. Concept farming system is an integrated set of activities that farmers perform in their farms. Instead farmers today have a world market to serve. India continues to be the second largest producer of silk in the world. Where, the product and byproduct of one component can be used for other component. Sustainable agriculture and farming system important. Integrated farming system, which is a synonym to family farming, provides an opportunity to profitably engage the available man power in the farm family to the fullest extent throughout the year leading to higher income and family satisfaction. Higher profitability and productivity with lesser cost of cultivation of integrated farming system when compared to farmers practice.
Sericulture is an important labourintensive and agrobased cottage industry. The mulberry sericulture based integrated farming system can effectively bring about enterprise diversification for sustainability and additional benefits as well as helps in promotion of better management of important farm resources like land, labour and capital. Baif adopted a multipronged strategic approach by introducing a technologybased integrated farming model, empowering and capacitating communities to take. A specialized farming system b integrated farming system c diversified farming system d both a and b 12. Integrated farming system by dr sunil linkedin slideshare. Background integrated agriaquaculture systems iaas are those which link aquaculture to conventional farming systems.
Key principles cyclic farming system is essentially cyclic. Significance and scope of dryfarming in india and history of dryland. The silkworm caterpillar builds its cocoon by producing and surrounding itself with a long. Archer and others published integrated farming systems find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Integrated farming system evaluation indicators 16.
Agriculture update research article constraints in various. Organic farming system an integrated approach for adoption. There are 115 million operational holdings in the country and about 80 % are marginal and small farmers. Farming system approach, integrated farming systems, farm farm enterprises will make farming more cost systems proved as viable a development resources in the course of recycling of the crop residues and animal wastes used within the introduction and irrigation facility as well as fertilizer use in india circumstances more than 60% people. Resource recycling in integrated farming system 15. Midway between intensive farming and organic farming, integrated farming and sustainable farming first appeared after the second world war. Nov 18, 2016 integrated farming if is a whole farm management system which aims to deliver more sustainable agriculture farming is process of harnessing solar energy in the form of economic plant and animal products. Phot ographs are from the field are a of the said programme. Concept of integrated farming system biotech articles. The farm wastes are better recycled for productive purposes in the integrated system. Integrated farming means to integrate crop production with livestock management which in a way complement each other with a nice symbiotic relationship which at the time is economically viable and profitable, environmentally suitable, and benefit giver of diversification of production why it is in news. This manual has been developed, piloted and adapted in the project sustainable integrated farming system in south asia, coordinated by welthungerhilfe, supported by bmz and implemented by forward nepal, anando banglade sh, drc sc, pravah, cw savf and spwd in india.
Integrated farming uni 112332009 new european agriculture organic standard if, integrated production or integrated farm management is a whole farm management system which aims to deliver more sustainable agriculture. Introduction to integrated agriaquaculture systems in australia geoff gooley and fiona gavine aquaculture program, marine and freshwater resources institute, private bag 20, alexandra, victoria 3714. Sericulture and silk production the ancient technique of rearing silkworms for production of silk yarn and weaving it into expensive cloth is widely practiced today. Pdf integrated farming system an ecofriendly approach for. Jan 21, 2015 integrated farming can have many variants which can be used according to the environmental conditions of the place. Integrated farming is an another approach or farming practice which originally devised in. Integrated farming system models for wetland, irrigated upland and dryland ecosystem 17. Lecture 4 direct, residual and cummulative effectdownload in. Capacity plantation area 100 acres, cocoon production75000 kgsyr, silk production 45000 kgsyr. Integrated farming for sustainable agriculture and livelihood. Integrated farming systems has revolutionized conventional farming of livestock, aquaculture, horticulture, agroindustry and allied activities. Olericulture refers to a flower cultivation b vegetable cultivation c fish rearing d fruit cultivation. Introduction integrated farming system is the system invariably having combination of crop and animal components. The farm base is better recycling for productive purposes in the integrated farming system.
An onfarm trial oft to assess a suitable integrated farming system ifs in one ha of land for resourcepoor farmers of this complex. Integrated aquaculture is the concurrent or sequential linkage between two or more farm activities, of which at least one is aquaculture. Pastoral farming is the rearing growing of livestock only such as sheep, goats, cows, pigs and horses. The farm parameter file contains data describing the farm such as crop areas, soil type, equipment and structures used, numbers of. Integrated farming if is a whole farm management system which aims to deliver more sustainable agriculture. The study revealed that the farming system integrated with fishery activity able to generate 2. To increase farm resource use efficiency land, labour and production by products so as to increase farm income and gainful employment opportunity.
A living from livestock research report home food and. Integrated farming systems, local feed resources, on farm research, recycling, women, poverty, and livestock. Lecture 1 farming system scope importance and conceptdownload in. Lack of knowledge on integration aspects of sub systems 142 67. Increase the productivity of water, land and associated resources while contributing to increased food fish production. This manual is an outcome of the sustainable integrated farming system program which is implemented in three countries bangladesh, india and nepal since 2011 by six national ngos in cooper at ion with w elthung erhilf e. Introduction farming systems and thinking about farming change continuously. Since integrated farming system ifs is an interrelated complex matrix of soil, water, plant, animal and environment and their interaction with each other enable the system more viable and profitable over the arable farming system. The demand for food is increasing day by day due to. Farming systems, enterprise, crops, dairy, poultry, fishery, agroforestry, mushroom, apiary, sericulture, biogas, interactions, farming system research, small farmers, integrated. Sericulture, the production of raw silk by means of raising caterpillars larvae, particularly those of the domesticated silkworm bombyx mori. India has the unique distinction of being the only country producing all the five kinds of silk mulberry, eri, muga, tropical tasar and temperate tasar. The integrated farm system model functions on all recent windows operating systems.
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