INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM – A REVIEW
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Integrated Farming System (IFS), resource management, energy input-outputAbstract
The research on Integrated Farming System (IFS) was conducted from 1987 onwards at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, involving different components (Jayanthi and Balusamy 2017). The IFS is an integrated resource management strategy for obtaining economic and sustained crop and livestock production and preserving the resource. It also includes capturing the new market opportunities through enterprise including post-harvest / value addition, from Low value to High value crops, from Water Loving crop to Water Saving crop, from Single crop to Multiple crop. The impact of technology of improved farming system: Productivity, Economic return, Energy input-output, Employment, Equity (gender issue) and Environment. This paper focuses on the development of Integrated Farming System (IFS) and its impact on the economy of agriculture, animal husbandry and standard of living of the farmers of the country as a whole.
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Jayanthi, C and M.Balusamy, (2017). Compendium on Farming System Research and Development in Tamil Nadu. (1976-2017).Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore.
Palaniappan, S.P. (1992). Perspective and prospects of Integrated farming system on Indian Agriculture. p : 1-4 : Proc. Natl. Training on integrated farming system GOI & Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore. 10-17, Dec., 1992.
Jayanthi, C. (1995). Sustainable component linkage and resource recycling to lowland integrated farming systems. PhD thesis submitted to TNAU.
Collinson (1979), Ruthenberg (1971), Fresco and Whestpal (1988), Pandey et al. (1992) and Shaner et al.(1982) quoted in Compendium on Farming System Research and Development in Tamil Nadu. (1976-2017).Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore.
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