Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
PS Shehrawat, Aditya, Sube Singh and Arulmanikandan B

Abstract:
The amount of cropland is shrinking as a result of population growth. Due to increased urbanization, cultivable land is becoming increasingly scarce. Multi-layer farming combines vertical and horizontal land with sunshine and other natural resources. Due to a large number of farmers and the limited quantity of arable land available, this farming method allows farmers to grow a variety of products, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and medicinal plants, all at once. The concepts of this cropping system include minimizing input and production costs and building a sustainable and organic farming system to reduce the use of chemicals. A survey was undertaken to study the level of awareness and adoption of multilayer farming in the Hisar and Fatehabad districts of Haryana state. From each district, four villages, and from each village 15 farmers were selected randomly. The study revealed that the majority of the respondents (79.17%) were ‘aware about multilayer farming’ followed by ‘horticultural and vegetable crops can be grown simultaneously in multilayer farming (77.50%)’, 72.50 percent of farmers know about the plans to grow crops in multilayer farming (72.50%) followed by multilayer farming needs extra expertise (70.00%). Only 18.06 percent of farmers were found adopted multilayer farming, which is very low. It also discusses the constraints associated with the adoption of multilayer farming. This study provides a useful viewpoint from past multilayer farmers and emphasizes that multilayer farming concepts and practices require significant training for the farming community.