Vol. 9, Special Issue 1 (2021)
Assessment of integrated farming system in Haryana
Author(s): Khushbu and Kanta Sabharwal
Abstract: Integrated Farming System (IFS) is the system that integrates livestock and crop production. The crop residues serve as food to the fish and livestock, and the wastes from the fish and livestock serve as fertilizer to the crops. Livestock, birds, trees and crops are the major components of IFS. Crop may have subsystem like mono-crop, mixed/intercrop, multi-tier crops of cereals, legumes (pulses), oilseeds, forage etc. Livestock components may be milch cow, goat, sheep, poultry and bees. The adoption of feasible farm enterprise combinations, efforts should be made to help farmers to adopt more integrated and resource efficient farming systems that maintains agricultural productivity and profitability while protecting the environment and farm family health. The study was conducted in two agro climatic (Eastern and Western) zones of Haryana State. Two districts were selected from each zone. Out of each selected District 30 respondents were selected at random thus a total 120 respondents were selected for the purpose of investigation.It was found that majority of farmers were doing farm allied activities as subsidiary occupation. It was found that prominent farming system adopted by all the respondents were (Crop + Dairy). Apart from Crop + Dairy only 2.5 per cent of marginal land holding respondents, 3.3 per cent of small land holding and 12.5 per cent of semi- medium land holding respondents were practicing (crop + vegetables + fruits + dairy + vermi composting).
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i1e.11659
Pages: 253-255 | 782 Views 171 Downloads
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Khushbu and Kanta Sabharwal. Assessment of integrated farming system in Haryana. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2021; 9(1): 253-255. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i1e.11659
