A Comprehensive Approach to Sustainable Agriculture: W. K. Kellogg's Integrated Farming Systems Initiative

Land footprint is one of indicator of ecological capacity for developing sustainable agriculture systems. The study aimed to evaluate ecological capacity of integrated farming agriculture-livestock through land footprint in order to develop integrated sustainable agriculture. Research was conducted in May-August 2019 at Sekaran Village, Bojonegoro District, East Java, Indonesia. Food availability index (FAI) and feed carrying capacity index (FCC) was calculated from reports and interview. Evaluation showed annual FAI was 3.4 and FCC was 7.2 those indicated sufficiency status with foodland footprint was 143.2 ha and cattleland footprint was 759.1 ha. Total land footprint for food-feed was 759.1 ha valued below total available land for agronomic activities, i.e., 1,574 ha indicating high ecological capacity to support integrated farming systems. However, for April-May had FCC < 1 indicated insecurity fodder availability to support existing cattle population. Based on feed availability, maximum amount for cow breeding stock was 713 and for fattening was 24 cows. The fattening population could be increased up to 1,590-2,515 by increasing fodder availability through silage production, planting king grass and drought tolerant tree crops to sustain the integration.

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Microbial Biomass in Relation to Soil Properties under Integrated Farming Systems of Meghalaya, India

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis ◽

10.1080/00103620903462332 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 332-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K. Laxminarayana

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Soil Properties ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Integrated Farming ◽

Integrated Farming Systems

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Fertility, carbon stock and aggregate stability of an Alfisol under integrated farming systems

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical ◽

10.1590/1983-40632021v5166505 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

Author(s):

Pedro Luan Ferreira da Silva ◽

Flávio Pereira de Oliveira ◽

Adriana Ferreira Martins ◽

Danillo Dutra Tavares ◽

André Julio do Amaral

Keyword(s):

Carbon Stock ◽

Organic Matter Content ◽

Aggregate Stability ◽

Stability Index ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Gliricidia Sepium ◽

Matter Content ◽

Semiarid Region ◽

Integrated Farming ◽

Integrated Farming Systems

ABSTRACT Integrated farming systems are promising strategies for the recovery of pastures and degraded soils. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of integrated farming systems arrangements, after four years of implementation, on the fertility, carbon stock and aggregate stability of an Alfisol, in the semiarid region of the Paraíba state, Brazil. A randomized block experimental design was used, with 5 treatments and 4 replications: Brachiaria decumbens; B. decumbens + Tabebuia impetiginous; B. decumbens + Gliricidia sepium; B. decumbens + Mimosa caesalpiniifolia; and B. decumbens + maize. The soil chemical attributes, fertility, carbon stock and structural and aggregate stability were evaluated in the 0.00-0.10, 0.10-0.20 and 0.20-0.30 m layers. The B. decumbens + maize system presented an organic matter content 11.93 % higher than B. decumbens, and was higher than the other systems evaluated. Concerning the carbon stock in the 0.00-0.10 m layer, in B. decumbens the uptake was 2.66 Mg ha-1 higher than that of the B. decumbens + maize system and, on average, 4.69 Mg ha-1 higher than for the systems with the arboreal component. In the medium-term, B. decumbens is more efficient in adding carbon to the soil. The soil structural stability, aggregate stability index and fertility were not affected by the different arrangements after four years of implementation.

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