04 Aug Integrated Rice and Livestock Farming
एकीकृत चावल और पशुधन खेती In the scenario of declining trend of availability of land for agriculture and size of land holding, one of the serious threats to our national food security is providing food security to our growing population. Diversion of agricultural land for industrialisation restricts horizontal expansion. Vertical integration of land based enterprises within the socio-economic environment of small and marginal farmer is the only option. Integrated farming systems are viewed as a sustainable alternative for enhancing livelihood security of small and marginal farmers. Objectives of Integrated Farming System: It includes reversing resource degradation, Stabilising farm income, Efficient soil management, Recycling of farm waste and nutrients, Minimisation of adverse environmental impacts, Sustainability in production. ICAR -national Rice research Institute has developed need-based IFS technologies which has immense potential for improvement of rural economy due to intensification and integration of crop and allied Enterprises. Adoption of modern rice-based farming system approach has helped the farmers to understand the interaction and linkage of different farm resources which helps in resource recycling and ultimately leads to reduction of input cost and enhancement of productivity and profitability of the system. Rice (Oryza Sarita L.) is one of the major cereal crops, cultivated in114 countries cross the world (150 million hectares, 11% of total area. About 90 percent of world’s...