Integrated Farming System -An Approach towards Livelihood Security, Resource Conservation and Sustainable Production for Small and Marginal Farmers

Kumara, O.; Sannathimmappa, H. G.; Basavarajappa, D. N.; Danaraddi, Vijay S.; Pasha, Akmal; Rajani, S. R.

doi:10.9734/ijpss/2017/31994

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“…The dairy component produced a considerably higher net return of 79,476/-in the IFS model with crop + dairy + poultry + fishery (Singh et al, 2007). Kumara et al (2017) and reported that the IFS model in a 1-ha area with crop + horticulture + dairy (one buffalo + two HF cows) + sheep (10 + 1) + vermicompost + azolla produced a higher net return from crops ( 80,795/-), followed by horticulture ( 38,526/-), dairy ( 47,278/-), and sheep unit ( 17,876/-).…”

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Crop–livestock-integrated farming system: a strategy to achieve synergy between agricultural production, nutritional security, and environmental sustainability

Shanmugam,

Sangeetha,

Prabu

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionClimate change, nutritional security, land shrinkage, and an increasing human population are the most concerning factors in agriculture, which are further complicated by deteriorating soil health. Among several ways to address these issues, the most prominent and cost-effective means is to adopt an integrated farming system (IFS). Integrating farming systems with livestock enables a way to increase economic yield per unit area per unit of time for farmers in small and marginal categories. This system effectively utilizes the waste materials by recycling them via linking appropriate components, thereby minimizing the pollution caused to the environment. Further integrating livestock components with crops and the production of eggs, meat, and milk leads to nutritional security and stable farmer's income generation. So, there is a dire need to develop an eco-friendly, ecologically safe, and economically profitable IFS model.MethodsAn experiment was conducted to develop a crop–livestock-based integrated farming system model for the benefit of irrigated upland farmers in the semi-arid tropics for increasing productivity, farm income, employment generation, and food and nutritional security through efficient utilization of resources in the farming system.Results and discussionThe IFS model has components, viz., crop (0.85 ha) + horticulture (0.10 ha) + 2 cattles along with 2 calves in dairy (50 m2) + 12 female goats and 1 male goat (50 m2) + 150 numbers of poultry birds (50 m2) + vermicompost (50 m2) + kitchen garden (0.02 ha) + boundary planting + supporting activities (0.01 ha) in a one-hectare area. The model recorded a higher total MEY (162.31 t), gross return (689,773), net return (317,765), and employment generation (475 mandays). Further negative emissions of −15,118 CO2-e (kg) greenhouse gases were recorded under this model. The study conclusively reveals that integration of crop, horticulture, dairy, goat, poultry, vermicompost production, kitchen garden, and boundary planting models increases the net returns, B:C ratio, employment generation, nutritional security, and livelihoods of small and marginal farmers.

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Section: Economicsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Crop–livestock-integrated farming system: a strategy to achieve synergy between agricultural production, nutritional security, and environmental sustainability

Shanmugam,

Sangeetha,

Prabu

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…The study was undertaken at the research station which is located in kathalagere of davangere district. The institution's name is Agriculture and horticulture research, which is stationed in Karnataka state under the area of Bhadra command area, on an Irrigation-based integrated agricultural system for an area of about 1.0 hectares of small landholders (Kumara et al, 2017). A model for small and marginal farmers in reference to Kumar et al, 2017 review paper.…”

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A Sustainable Way for Integrated Farming System: A Case Study on Bellary District of Karnataka, India

Holachi¹,

Sathyanarayanaroa²,

Achar³

et al. 2023

World J Environ Biosci

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Sustainable development is a concept that strives to gain economic progress and to make developments in agriculture that stays for long without harming the environment. while conserving the soil biodiversity and environmental prolonged value. It also serves as a framework for integrating environmental regulations with development initiatives. Recently, there has been a pressing need to embrace greater sustainable farming methods, and a logical evaluation method is required to identify innovative management options. One kind of environmentally-friendly farming that has recently emerged is the integrated crop-livestock farming system. The importance of an integrated farm and livestock system for sustainable development, and the fact that integrated crop and livestock systems have been a foundation of agriculture for hundreds of years, imply a diverse range of integrated ecological, biophysical, and socioeconomic conditions. Sometimes it is difficult to maintain sustainable agriculture in dry areas like Bellary. Adopting an appropriate integrated agricultural system model is very important to achieve sustainability in lowland rice cultivation in the Tungabhadra project located in Karnataka. Continued rice cultivation and practice in the region have resulted in resource deprivation and condensed and decreased yields. The diminution of hereditary soil assets, the development of nuisance and pests scenarios like brown plant hopper, and the problem of weeds were also noticed.

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“…The advantages of livestock crop integration are in the following perspectives: Kumar et al [38] found that a combination of crop + duck + fish + goat had produced a good quantity of manure, poultry 2.3 t yr -1 , duck 1.6 t yr -1 , goatry 2.9 t yr -1…”

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Integrated Farming is an Effective Multiple Water use System to Enhance the Livelihood Security of Small and Marginal Farmers: A Review

Manivannan

Thilagam

2022

IJPSS

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The agriculture sector faces numerous challenges like increasing population, decreasing per capita land, fragmented land holdings, land degradation and climate change in 21st Century. The downtrend of per capita land availability poses a severe threat to the sustainability and profitability of agriculture. This issue is severe for small and marginal farmers as they face many problems sustaining single farm enterprises. The global assessment on water scarcity indicates that about 66 % of the global population live under severe water scarcity conditions. Increasing land and water productivity for enhancing livelihood security of rural poor is the challenge for various stakeholders of agriculture and allied sectors. Larger numbers of integrated farming system models have been developed and demonstrated across the globe. In most cases, integrated farming systems combine crops and livestock components. However, water component is rarely included in a few integrated farming system models and needs to be upscaled its research and demonstration on a larger scale. Hence, it is the right time to review the existing integrated farming system models and analyze the research gap on multiple water-use integrated farming systems to derive a future road map. This systematic review analyzed all available integrated farming systems' prospects and retrospects and their impacts on production and productivity. The reviews proved that crop and livestock based integrated farming systems are outperforming and enhancing farmers income, employment opportunities and fulfilling the family's nutritional requirements by optimizing the farm's resources. However, the role of harvested water and its effect on the integrated farming system is rarely studied. Hence, the research on multiple water use based integrated farming systems needs to be developed and demonstrated in all agro-ecological regions of different countries. The water productivity functions for multiple water use-based integrated farming systems need to be derived and tested to understand the role of harvested water in multiple water use scenarios.

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Integrated Farming System -An Approach towards Livelihood Security, Resource Conservation and Sustainable Production for Small and Marginal Farmers

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Crop–livestock-integrated farming system: a strategy to achieve synergy between agricultural production, nutritional security, and environmental sustainability

Crop–livestock-integrated farming system: a strategy to achieve synergy between agricultural production, nutritional security, and environmental sustainability

A Sustainable Way for Integrated Farming System: A Case Study on Bellary District of Karnataka, India

Integrated Farming is an Effective Multiple Water use System to Enhance the Livelihood Security of Small and Marginal Farmers: A Review

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