Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
AK Netam, MC Bhambri, SS Porte and S Kumar

Abstract:
The integrated farming system study was conducted at farmer’s farm of village –Bevarti, Block- Kanker, District- Uttar Bastar Kanker (C.G.) under All India Coordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming System- On Farm Research, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kanker during July, 2017- June, 2018 for finding the contribution of total income to the livelihood of farmers who practices integrated farming system. IFS study was conducted with crop + vegetable + dairy (24 cow) + piggery (4) + poultry (47) + duck (20) + fisheries + organic manure production components in 2.0 hectare area under irrigated condition. Out of 2 hectare area, 1.701 ha was allotted for crop component i.e. field crops (rice, blackgram, maize, pigeon pea, chickpea, wheat, green gram and sweet corn) and vegetables (cow pea, okra, Indian bean, tomato, brinjal, onion, cucurbits etc.), 0.2 ha for fisheries, 0.072 ha for livestock shed, 0.01 ha for organic manure production, and 0.017 ha for residency & other. Growing field crops and vegetables with 85 percent area in order to meet the family food requirement and livestock feed. The results of one year study of integrated farming system modules indicated that the economic yield was 861.06 q with the highest been contributed by animal husbandry (535.58 q), followed by organic manure (192.7 q), field crops (98.85 q.), vegetables (29.6 q), fisheries (3.90 q) and poultry (0.43 q). Annual cost of production of IFS model was Rs. 1258470 and highest under animal husbandry (Rs. 1123600) followed by field crops (Rs. 93390), vegetables (Rs. 16440), fisheries (Rs. 12600), organic manure production (Rs. 7800) and poultry (Rs. 4640). Annual total net return of the integrated farming system model was Rs. 892277.00 with the highest been contributed by animal husbandry (Rs. 661850), followed by field crops (Rs. 121649), fisheries (Rs. 42000), organic manure production (Rs. 33013), vegetables (Rs. 24485) and poultry (Rs. 9280). Effective recycling of farm by- products and residues in the form of livestock feed (105.65 q) and organic manures i.e FYM (155 q), vermicompost (36 q) and poultry manure (1.7 q) and save Rs. 7187 of external fertilizers with reduce requirement of urea (255 kg), SSP (368 kg) and MOP (164 kg). The total annual employment generated for family members in IFS model was 914 manday and highest been contributed by animal husbandry (569 manday) followed by field crops (174 manday), vegetables (66 manday), organic manure production (58 manday), poultry (34 manday) and fisheries (13 day) Thus, we can conclude that adoption of livestock based integrated farming systems improves the profitability and achieve sustainable production of farm by judicious recycling of natural resource and farm residues in addition to meet family needs of farmers.