Development of a successful IFS model for livelihood sustenance of small households of Uttar Pradesh

L R MEENA; S MALIK; D MISHRA; A NATH; A K PRUSTY; CHANDRA BHANU; SANJEEV KUMAR; A L MEENA; N SUBASH; S R MEENA; ALICE SINGH

doi:10.56093/ijas.v92i10.101252

Authors

L R MEENA ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
S MALIK ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110, India
D MISHRA ICAR-Central Institute of Sub-Tropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
A NATH ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110, India
A K PRUSTY ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110, India
CHANDRA BHANU ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110, India
SANJEEV KUMAR ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana
A L MEENA ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110, India
N SUBASH ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110, India
S R MEENA Shri Govind Guru Government College Banswara, Rajasthan
ALICE SINGH National Institute of Food Technology Enterpreurship and Management, Sonipat, Haryana

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v92i10.101252

Keywords:

Integrated farming system, Livelihood development, Nutritional security, Resource recycling

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at research farm of ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Uttar Pradesh during 2016–17 to 2018–19 to develop integrated farming systems (IFS) model which has diverse commodities/components, viz. crops (1.04 ha), dairy (2 Murrah buffaloes and 1 Gir cow), horticulture (0.22 ha), fishery (0.1 ha), mushroom (0.02 ha), poultry (10 birds), vermicompost unit (0.02 ha), kitchen garden (0.002 ha) and boundary plantation with fruit trees (200 m in running length). The total productivity of all cropping sequences surged up to 124.96 tonnes/1.04 ha/year when yields of the whole system were transformed into sugarcane equivalent yield (SEY). Gross and net returns from crop components of IFS model were obtained in the extent of `282×103/1.04 ha/ year and `199×103/1.04 ha/year and B:C ratio 3.37. The overall farm product of all components in the form of SEY was 246.95 tonnes/1.5 ha/year and 164.63 tonnes/ha/year. Similarly, gross return from involving all components of IFS model was erected at `777×103/1.5 ha/year and `518×103/ha/year and net return `491×103/1.5 ha/year and `328 × 103/ha/year with B:C ratio of 3.37 for the entire IFS model. Given total availability of farm-based waste (19950 kg/ year) was recycled within the system in the form of compost, vermicompost (VC), crops residues, litter falls, weeds and green manure (GM). As regards to livelihood security, the IFS approach had adapted to meet the homegrown family needs of cereals, pulses, oils, fruits, milk, meat, eggs and vegetables.

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