Study the economics of crop-livestock integrated farming system: A study of Hadoti Region of Rajasthan

An integrated Farming system is the basic need of today. A survey of farmers was conducted in 2020-21 covering the Kota, Bundi, Baran, and Jhalawar districts of southern Rajasthan. Crop-livestock farming systems were adopted by most of the farmers in the study area. Cereals, legumes, and oilseed were the major crops that were sown. The farmer of this region (Hadoti) practiced livestock rearing along with crop cultivation which had significant contributions as their primary source of income. The gross income per hectare from Soybean, black gram, wheat, and gram was Rs. 34,645.23, Rs. 28,150.61, Rs. 64268.78 and Rs. 47543.00, respectively. The cost was calculated using the Cost concept as suggested by CACP. Using livestock as one more enterprise farmers’ was able to generate higher profit shown in the study. B:C ratio for IFS was 1.3 which was a good sign for the farming enterprise.

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Enhancement in productivity and income sustainability through Integrated farming system approaches for small and marginal farmers of Eastern India

Journal of AgriSearch ◽

10.21921/jas.v4i2.7777 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SANJEEV KUMAR ◽

SHIVANI . ◽

S. K. SAMAL ◽

S. K. DWIVEDI ◽

MANIBHUSHAN .

Keyword(s):

Nutrient Recycling ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Fruit Trees ◽

Farming System ◽

Eastern Region ◽

Net Income ◽

System Productivity ◽

Integrated Farming ◽

Systems Models ◽

The Cost

Integration of different components viz. livestock, fishery, horticulture, mushroom etc. along with field crops not only enhanced productivity but by-products (waste) of one component act as input for another component through resource recycling within the system. Six integrated farming systems models with suitable combinations of Crop, vegetables, fruit trees, fish, livestock, mushroom etc. were made and evaluated at the experimental farm of ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna during 2012-16 for harness maximum income, nutrient recycling and employment. Among six combinations, crop + fish + duck + goat resulted as most profitable combination in terms of productivity (RGEY- 22.2t), net income (Rs. 2,15,900/ha), additional employment (170 days/year) with income sustainability index (ISI) by 90.2. Upon nutrient recycling prepared from different wastes from the system Crop + fish + duck + goat combination added N (56.5 kg), P (39.6 kg) and K (42.7 kg) into the soil and reduced the cost of cultivation by 24 percent and was followed by crop + fish + goat combination. Crops grown under IFS mode with different types of manures produced 31 percent higher yield over conventional rice- wheat system. The contribution of crops towards the system productivity ranged from 36.4 to 56.2 %, while fish ranged from 22.0-33.5 %; for goat 25.4-32.9 %; for poultry 38.7 %; for duck 22.0-29.0 %; for cattle 32.2% and for mushroom 10.3 %.

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Future Prospects of Smallholder Dairy Production: Pragmatic Evidence from Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of an Economically Transforming State in India

Cuadernos de Desarrollo Rural ◽

10.11144/javeriana.cdr16-84.fpsd ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (84) ◽

Author(s):

Thirunavukkarasu D ◽

Narmatha N ◽

Doraisamy K.A. ◽

RAMESH SARAVANAKUMAR V. ◽

SAKTHIVEL K.M.

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Middle Income ◽

Household Level ◽

Livestock Farming Systems ◽

Market Opportunities ◽

Tamil Nadu State ◽

Milk Marketing

In the context of structural transformation of Indian economy, we examined the patterns of income, migration, milk marketing, dairy trends and future plans at the household level in Tamil Nadu state in south India. The study finds that majority of the dairy households in various farming systems have poor landholdings; belong to low or middle income classes; have one migrant in their families, and diversified sources of income. Given this backdrop, continuing dairy activity in the near future differed based on farming system and market opportunities. The majority were not willing to motivate the next generation to take up dairying as a profession.

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Managing local breeds: a dynamic connected to livestock farming systems that concerns different levels of organization

Animal Genetic Resources/Ressources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales ◽

10.1017/s2078633614000502 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

pp. 119-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Lauvie ◽

J.C. Paoli ◽

C.H. Moulin

Keyword(s):

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Genetic Management ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Local Breed ◽

Resources Management ◽

Livestock Farming Systems ◽

Genetic Resources Management ◽

Farm Scale ◽

Different Levels

SummaryManagement of local breeds is closely linked to the global challenges involved in genetic resources management. However, it cannot be reduced to this genetic dimension alone and is an integral part of the entire farming system of which it is a part. The aim of this paper is to show why it is essential to have an approach to local breed management that takes the dynamics of livestock farming systems (LFS) into account. After a presentation of the LFS approach, we show how genetic management is strongly linked to other dimensions of farming systems, at the farm scale as well as at more comprehensive scales. We illustrate our claim with different examples of the management of local breeds of different species.

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Quality Labels as Drivers of Peri-Urban Livestock Systems Resilience

Land ◽

10.3390/land9070211 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

Rosalia Filippini ◽

Sabine Gennai-Schott ◽

Tiziana Sabbatini ◽

Sylvie Lardon ◽

Elisa Marraccini

Keyword(s):

Urban Area ◽

Food Supply ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Local Food ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Food Supply Chains ◽

Livestock Farming Systems ◽

Livestock Farming System

Livestock farming systems have an important role in the territorial systems of the Mediterranean, but in the last twenty years the sector has undergone serious changes with an important decrease in the number of farms. The purpose of this study is to show the contribution of a local food certification to the resilience of peri-urban livestock farming system and of its food supply chain at territorial level. The focus is on the “Carne Bovina di Pisa” project, a private label promoted by the local livestock producers’ association, with the purpose of preserving biodiversity and provide farmers with an opportunity to strengthen their local marketing power. The case study is the peri-urban area of Pisa (Tuscany, Italy), representative of the urbanized Mediterranean coastal plains with high urban pressure on agricultural land and increasing agricultural abandonment in the peri-urban area. The analysis is based on the qualitative analysis of interviews to stakeholders and the quantitative figures about the changes in livestock system. Results show that the label has positively sustained both the resilience of farming systems and the local food supply chains.

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On-farm evaluation of farming system modules for improving profitability and livelihood of small and marginal tribal farmers in high altitudes tribal zone of Andhra Pradesh

AGRICULTURE UPDATE ◽

10.15740/has/au/15.3/181-187 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 181-187

Author(s):

K. Tejeswara Rao ◽

M.M.V. Srinivasa Rao ◽

D. Nagarajuna

Keyword(s):

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Net Returns ◽

Integrated Farming ◽

Gross Income ◽

Tribal Farmers ◽

On Farm ◽

Poultry Farming

Small and fragmented land holdings do not allow a farmer to keep independent farm resources like draught animals, tractors, bore wells/ tube wells and other sophisticated machineries for various cultural operations. Further, most of the inputs have become costly and out of reach of these resource poor farmers which has resulted farming as an uneconomic and unsustainable enterprise. To fulfil the basic needs of household including food (cereal, pulses, oilseeds, milk, fruit, honey, fish meat, etc.) for human, feed and fodder for animals and fuel and fibre for general use warrant an attention about integrated farming system. The emergence of integrated farming systems (IFS) has enabled us to develop a framework for an alternative development model to improve the feasibility of small sized farming operations in relation to larger ones. Integrated farming system is a commonly and broadly used word to explain a more integrated approach to farming as compared to monoculture approaches. AICRP-IFS, Seethampeta, ANGRAU centre implemented on farm research on “on-farm evaluation of farming system modules for improving profitability and livelihood of small and marginal farmers” with financial and technical assistance from Indian Institute of Farming System Research, Modipuram in 12 small and marginal tribal farmers’ households in Seetampeta mandal of Srikkakulam district of Andhra Pradesh objectives of to address critical constraints of small and marginal farm holders for overall improvement of productivity and to increase the profitability of small and marginal households and ensure livelihood. By diversification in all enterprises farmers realized Rs. 62755, 65387, 82235 and 88967 gross returns and Rs.32125, 34117, 47075and 49747 net returns was more than the bench mark Rs.46720, 47856, 58240 and Rs. 62376 with the additional interventions costs of Rs.3770 in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, respectively. Further, with integration of enterprises viz., Crops+Poultry, Crops+Dairy and Crops+Poultry+Dairy farmers realized Rs. 65387, 82235and 88967 gross returns and Rs.34117, 47075 and 49747 net returns when compared to crops only i.e., Rs. 62755 and Rs.32125, respectively. The increase income is attributed to increase in income from intervention in paddy crop and ragi crop, feeding of supplement feed to the cattle and also the introduction of Vanaraja and Rajshri back yard poultry birds. In addition to this not only due to diversification of existing enterprises, but also addition of enterprises in farming system modules. Gross income in all farming systems increased when compared to cropping system only. Gross income increased in crop – poultry farming system due to different modules from Rs. 47856/house hold to Rs. 65387/house hold with B: C ratio 2.09 and Gross income increased in crop – dairy farming system due to different modules from Rs. 58240/house hold to Rs. 85235/house hold with B: C ratio 2.23. Gross income increased in crop – dairy -poultry farming system due to different modules from Rs. 62376/house hold to Rs. 88967 /house hold with B: C ratio 2.26.

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Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

Tropical Animal Health and Production ◽

10.1007/s11250-020-02537-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 53 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Gisele Alexandre ◽

Lylian Rodriguez ◽

Javier Arece ◽

José Delgadillo ◽

Gary Wayne Garcia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Latin American ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Livestock Farming Systems ◽

American Perspective

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Nanotechnology and Reproductive Management of Farm Animals: Challenges and Advances

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani11071932 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 1932

Author(s):

Nesrein M. Hashem ◽

Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes

Keyword(s):

Management Strategies ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Biological Molecules ◽

Farm Animals ◽

Physiological Status ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Reproductive Management ◽

Livestock Farming Systems ◽

Reproductive Disease ◽

Nutritional Strategies

Reproductive efficiency of farm animals has central consequences on productivity and profitability of livestock farming systems. Optimal reproductive management is based on applying different strategies, including biological, hormonal, nutritional strategies, as well as reproductive disease control. These strategies should not only guarantee sufficient reproductive outcomes but should also comply with practical and ethical aspects. For example, the efficiency of the biological- and hormonal-based reproductive strategies is mainly related to several biological factors and physiological status of animals, and of nutritional strategies, additional factors, such as digestion and absorption, can contribute. In addition, the management of reproductive-related diseases is challenged by the concerns regarding the intensive use of antibiotics and the development of antimicrobial resistant strains. The emergence of nanotechnology applications in livestock farming systems may present innovative and new solutions for overcoming reproductive management challenges. Many drugs (hormones and antibiotics), biological molecules, and nutrients can acquire novel physicochemical properties using nanotechnology; the main ones are improved bioavailability, higher cellular uptake, controlled sustained release, and lower toxicity compared with ordinary forms. In this review, we illustrate advances in the most common reproductive management strategies by applying nanotechnology, considering the current challenges of each strategy.

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Options for the better use of less nitrogen on livestock farms

Advances in Animal Biosciences ◽

10.1017/s2040470014000302 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (s1) ◽

pp. 59-67

Author(s):

J.-L. Peyraud ◽

P. Cellier ◽

P. Dupraz ◽

F. Aarts ◽

Keyword(s):

Water Framework Directive ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Aquatic Environments ◽

Ammonia Emissions ◽

Ecological State ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Livestock Farming Systems ◽

Northern European ◽

International Regulations ◽

Nitrates Directive

The previous articles have shown that preoccupations concerning discharge of nitrate emissions are not recent, even if they have not yet resulted in expected reductions. The Water Framework Directive, which aims at a ‘good’ ecological state of all aquatic environments in 2015, enlarges the objectives of the Nitrates Directive. We are currently witnessing the broadening of objectives for reducing emissions of all forms of nitrogen from livestock farming systems to other compartments, in particular the atmosphere. The reduction of ammonia emissions, which was a little concerned by the French context until now, is a priority for animal systems in several northern European countries. It is a subject of intense efforts of international regulations.

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