Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
SN Potkile, Ekta D Bagde and JP Deshmukh

Abstract:
An experiment entitled “Sustainable agriculture production under diversification of farming systems for marginal household farmers” was carried out during 2022-23 on farmer’s field in Karanja (Ghadge) & Ashti tehsils of Wardha district in Maharashtra for enhancing productivity, profitability, improve the livelihood, nutritional security and employment. Rs. 2,96,111 per annum per house hold was the highest net return recorded by Field crop + Horticulture + Dairy farming system which was Rs 1,19,561 more over the intervention in diversification and existing different components of farming system. Whereas net return recorded by Field crop + Dairy farming system i.e. Rs 2,22,095 per annum per house hold which was Rs 75,403 more over the benchmark.