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Farming System Approach is a Path of Prosperity for Ruined Farm Families


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1 Department of Horticulture, Directorate of Extension, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
2 Directorate of Extension, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
3 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Daleep Nagar, Kanpur (U.P.), India
     

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The adaptive research on farming system was carried out during 2000-01 to 2002-03. The yield of different enterprises in maize-potato-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system harvested 27.40 q/ha of maize, 264.60 q/ha of potato and 27.00 q/ha of summer groundnut and 8.00 l milk/per day/buffalo. Likewise, in maize-field pea-watermelon +1 graded buffalo farming system gave 26.30 q/ha of maize, 27.00 q/ha of field pea, 212.00 q/ha of watermelon and 8.00 l milk/day/buffalo. The yields of maize, field pea and summer groundnut reaped as 25.22 q/ha, 32.00 q/ha and 30.00 q/ha, respectively, with same milk productivity in maize-field pea-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system at pilot village Rajpura. Maize-garlic-summer moong +1 graded buffalo farming system yielded 27.70 q/ha of maize, 107.07 q/ha of garlic and 9.75 q/ha of summer moong along with 11 l milk/day/buffalo. Similarly, 25.60 q/ha of maize, 29.89 q/ha of mustard, 9.80 q/ha summer moong and 11 l. milk/day/buffalo reaped from maize-mustard-summer moong +1 graded buffalo farming system. The newly introduced farming system, maize-mustard-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo gave 25.00 q/ha of maize, 29.50 q/ha of mustard, 23.40 q/ha of summer groundnut and 11 l. of milk/day/buffalo at village Pal under partially reclaimed sodic soil condition. Maximum net income of Rs. 73430/ha was obtained from maize-potato-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system closely followed by maize-field pea-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system (Rs. 72504/ha) from the normal soil condition of Rajpura. Under partially reclaimed sodic soils the farming system of maize-garlic-summer moong +1 graded buffalo gave maximum net income of Rs. 96300/ha followed by maize-mustard-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo (Rs. 64325/ha).

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Farming System, Resource Poor, Farm Household, Innovative Research.
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R. A. Singh
Department of Horticulture, Directorate of Extension, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
I. P. Singh
Department of Horticulture, Directorate of Extension, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
Jitendra Singh
Directorate of Extension, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
Rajesh Rai
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Daleep Nagar, Kanpur (U.P.), India
Dharmendra Yadav
Department of Horticulture, Directorate of Extension, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
J. P. Singh
Department of Horticulture, Directorate of Extension, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India

Abstract


The adaptive research on farming system was carried out during 2000-01 to 2002-03. The yield of different enterprises in maize-potato-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system harvested 27.40 q/ha of maize, 264.60 q/ha of potato and 27.00 q/ha of summer groundnut and 8.00 l milk/per day/buffalo. Likewise, in maize-field pea-watermelon +1 graded buffalo farming system gave 26.30 q/ha of maize, 27.00 q/ha of field pea, 212.00 q/ha of watermelon and 8.00 l milk/day/buffalo. The yields of maize, field pea and summer groundnut reaped as 25.22 q/ha, 32.00 q/ha and 30.00 q/ha, respectively, with same milk productivity in maize-field pea-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system at pilot village Rajpura. Maize-garlic-summer moong +1 graded buffalo farming system yielded 27.70 q/ha of maize, 107.07 q/ha of garlic and 9.75 q/ha of summer moong along with 11 l milk/day/buffalo. Similarly, 25.60 q/ha of maize, 29.89 q/ha of mustard, 9.80 q/ha summer moong and 11 l. milk/day/buffalo reaped from maize-mustard-summer moong +1 graded buffalo farming system. The newly introduced farming system, maize-mustard-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo gave 25.00 q/ha of maize, 29.50 q/ha of mustard, 23.40 q/ha of summer groundnut and 11 l. of milk/day/buffalo at village Pal under partially reclaimed sodic soil condition. Maximum net income of Rs. 73430/ha was obtained from maize-potato-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system closely followed by maize-field pea-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo farming system (Rs. 72504/ha) from the normal soil condition of Rajpura. Under partially reclaimed sodic soils the farming system of maize-garlic-summer moong +1 graded buffalo gave maximum net income of Rs. 96300/ha followed by maize-mustard-summer groundnut +1 graded buffalo (Rs. 64325/ha).

Keywords


Farming System, Resource Poor, Farm Household, Innovative Research.