Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Dr. K Madan Mohan Reddy, Sri K Shekar and Dr. G Manjulatha

Abstract:
Farming in India is characterized by small, marginal, and fragmented land holdings and is highly depended on monsoon showers. Operating small holdings is often unviable and in this situation, farming is not a profitable business or enterprise. Therefore, there is an urgent need of transformation in agriculture production combined with Integrated Farming System (IFS) approaches that involves crop cultivation, dairy, poultry, fishery, vegetable and fruit production etc. Integration of different enterprises / crop by utilizing farmer’s available resources is one of the best multidisciplinary approaches to double the farmers’ income. Integrated Farming System (IFS) is a system of managing crops, livestock and fish with their environment to be closed to high productivity, security of production and conservation of resources that are relatively in line with limited land, labor and capital. The present study is focused to know the profile characteristics, key facts and impact of farm integration. The case study method is a comprehensive study of a selected farmer who effectively used all his farm resources less input usage drawn from the outside of his farm. This study reveals that the concept of integrated farming system may prove better than specialized or single community based farming system.