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Relative Performance of Various Integrated Farming System Models With Respect to System Productivity, Economics and Employment Generation


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1 Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
3 Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
     

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A field experiment was conducted at Main Agricultural Research Station, Raichur (Karnataka) during 2012-13 and 2013-14 to evaluate the relative performance of different integrated farming system (IFS) models. Different combination of various crops, animals, fishes and poultry birds were examined in the form of seven integrated farming systems (IFS) models. The mean of two years indicated that, cotton based integrated farming system model F7 recorded higher system productivity (10,903 kg/ha/year) and net returns (Rs.1,89,069/ha/year), over conventional cotton alone (F1) system (3,061 kg/ha/year and Rs.74,592/ha/year, respectively). The productivity per day was 3.56 folds higher in F7 farming system model (29.87 kg/ha/day) over conventional system of cotton alone (8.39 kg/ha/day). Among different models, F7 system recorded maximum total productivity in terms of cotton kapas equivalent yield, net returns and employment.

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Cotton Kapas Equivalent Yield, Economics, Employment Generation Integrated Farming System, System Productivity.
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Authors

S. N. Vinodakumar
Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
B. K. Desai
Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
A. S. Channabasavanna
Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
Satyanarayana Rao
Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
M. G. Patil
Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India
S. S. Patil
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka), India

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted at Main Agricultural Research Station, Raichur (Karnataka) during 2012-13 and 2013-14 to evaluate the relative performance of different integrated farming system (IFS) models. Different combination of various crops, animals, fishes and poultry birds were examined in the form of seven integrated farming systems (IFS) models. The mean of two years indicated that, cotton based integrated farming system model F7 recorded higher system productivity (10,903 kg/ha/year) and net returns (Rs.1,89,069/ha/year), over conventional cotton alone (F1) system (3,061 kg/ha/year and Rs.74,592/ha/year, respectively). The productivity per day was 3.56 folds higher in F7 farming system model (29.87 kg/ha/day) over conventional system of cotton alone (8.39 kg/ha/day). Among different models, F7 system recorded maximum total productivity in terms of cotton kapas equivalent yield, net returns and employment.

Keywords


Cotton Kapas Equivalent Yield, Economics, Employment Generation Integrated Farming System, System Productivity.

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